Chorus of Mushrooms
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Chorus of Mushrooms heralds the debut of a young Japanese Canadian feminist#44; Hiromi Goto#46; Until the publication of Chorus of Mushrooms in 1994#44; the primary voice heard from Japanese Canadians... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0920897533
ISBN13:9780920897539
Release Date:January 1993
Publisher:NeWest Press
Length:222 Pages
Weight:0.74 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.6" x 8.3"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Amazing
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Find out the beauty of tradition in the words of Obachan. Learn more about what it is to be a Japanese in Canada and what it is for a Canadian to be of Japanese descent. Great book, well written, revealing and touching.
Mukashi mukashi oomukashi...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This is a story about three generations of Japanese-Canadian "Tonkatsu" family. Grandma Naoe, daughter Keiko, and granddaughter Muriel-Murasaki. Obaachan(grandma) tells old Japanese folk tales to mago-daughter Murasaki, who doesn't understand her grandma's Japanese well, but gets it somehow, while Keiko refuses all the Japanese things. So they have some trouble with their communication each other. But after Naoe had set out on a sudden journey, they, each of them, gradually found their identity through the (especially Japanese) food. Some Japanese immitation sounds (such as sara-sara, zuru-zuru) are effectively used. I very much approve of Goto-san's belief; There are people who say that eating is only a superficial means of understanding of a different culture.....You haven't learned anything at all. I say that's a lie. What can be more basic than food itself ? And of course, "Tonkatsu (guess what !)" is yummy. :-))
::::: Chorus of Mushrooms ::::::
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
The first Novel from the Canadian-Japanese author Hiromi Goto.The novel tells the story of three generations of Japanese Canadian women lives in Canada, who seeks their special identity: the grandma who refuses to give up from her Japanese roots (and who hides salted squid in her pockets...), her daughter Kaiku who wants to be "real" Canadian and therefore refuses to speak Japanese, and the grandchild, Murial-Morasaki who is in a quest for her Japanese roots and who struggles to find a cultural identity somewhere between the two.This vivid life (and love) story is integrated with Japanese folk legends.I found it very warm, exquisite and honest, sometimes amusing and sometimes very mellow and sad. Great first novel and very mature.The book won the Commonwealth Writer's Prize for Best First Book.
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is one of the best books I have ever read. The agony and joy of intergenerational struggles, intensified by immigrant worries, comes through on every page. Readers follow Murasaki's journey to know her grandmother's story through such imaginative contours. Canadian or not, anyone can identify with an adolescent's awkwardness; and everyone stands to learn from the struggle against racism that emerges on the Canadian prairies.
This is a really inspiring novel
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Chorus of Mushrooms really captures the sense of conflict that is felt by those who feel compelled to "fit in" to a new culture, and the effects that this can have on other members of the family. It deals brilliantly with the notion of individual and collective hi/stories, and is one of the best books I've read in a while.
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