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Launching a New French Language Edition of Joy Kogawa's Obasan
History & heritage Writing & literature
Date and time
Location
Historic Joy Kogawa House
Vancouver, BC
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in French.
Unfortunately, the house is not currently wheelchair accessible.
About
Word Vancouver, Historic Joy Kogawa House et les Éditions du livre de poche invitent la communauté francophone de Vancouver au lancement d’une nouvelle édition du roman classique Obasan par Joy Kogawa.
Obasan raconte l’histoire de l’internement de Canadiens d’origine japonaise au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Cette soirée, sur le thème du pardon et de la réconciliation, sera ponctuée de lectures d’extraits de l’ouvrage et d’une discussion animée par l’historien, Maurice Guibord.
L’événement aura lieu à Historic Joy Kogawa House, vendredi le 27 septembre de 19 h 30 à 21 h.
Offert en collaboration avec Le Salon du livre de Vancouver et La Société historique francophone de la Colombie-Britannique.
RSVP à [email protected]
Links
- Word Vancouver wordvancouver.ca
- Historic Joy Kogawa House website kogawahouse.com
Organizer
Word Vancouver, Historic Joy Kogawa House, et les Éditions du livre de poche
Historic Joy Kogawa House is the childhood home of Canadian author Joy Kogawa. Joy and her family lived in the house until 1942, when they were sent to an internment camp along with thousands of other Canadians of Japanese descent. Now used as a site for author residencies and literary events, the house stands as a historical reminder of the internment experience of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War, and by extension, to the experiences of diverse cultural and ethnic groups within Canadian society.