Joy Kogawa
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Joy Nozomi Kogawa (born June 6, 1935) is a Canadian poet and novelist of Japanese descent. Born Joy Nozomi Nakayama in Vancouver, British Columbia, she was sent to internment camps in the Slocan and Coaldale, Alberta during World War II. Although the majority of her writing is poetry, her best-known work is Obasan, a semi-autobiographical novel. A sequel, Itsuka, was rewritten and retitled Emily Kato.
In 1986, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada, and in 2006, she was made a Member of the Order of British Columbia. She currently lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Bibliography
Poetry
- The Splintered Moon - 1967
- A Choice of Dreams - 1974
- Jericho Road - 1977
- Woman in the Woods - 1985
- A Song of Lilith - 2000
- A Garden of Anchors: Selected Poems - 2003
Novels
- Obasan - 1981 (winner of the 1982 Books in Canada First Novel Award)
- Itsuka - 1992 (rewritten as Emily Kato - 2005)
- The Rain Ascends - 1995
Children's Literature
- Naomi's Road - 1986
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