Kerri Sakamoto – This Magazine https://this.org Progressive politics, ideas & culture Tue, 08 May 2018 13:59:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.4 https://this.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-Screen-Shot-2017-08-31-at-12.28.11-PM-32x32.png Kerri Sakamoto – This Magazine https://this.org 32 32 REVIEW: Novel gives a voice to Japanese-Canadians in a post-war world https://this.org/2018/05/08/review-novel-gives-a-voice-to-japanese-canadians-in-a-post-war-world/ Tue, 08 May 2018 13:59:42 +0000 https://this.org/?p=17955 9780345809896Floating City 
By Kerri Sakamoto
Knopf Canada, $29.95

Floating City by Kerri Sakamoto—who was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award for The Electrical Field—gives a voice to Japanese-Canadians during post-WWII. Loosely inspired by Richard Buckminster Fuller and Shoji Sadao’s plans for Project Toronto, Sakomoto takes readers on Frankie’s journey from the coasts of B.C. to the bustling streets of Toronto. Written in a whimsically poetic and almost magical tone, Floating City explores themes of hope, chasing dreams, struggle, and the need to belong. When the book ends, readers will feel nothing short of reflective upon reading the final chapter.

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