Other Solitudes: Canadian Multicultural FictionsOne of the first collections of stories focusing on the immigrant experience, racism, and ethnic diversity in Canada, each followed by an interview with its author. Arranged chronologically by year of birth, the fiction writers include: Josef Skvorecky, Mordecai Richler, Austin Clarke, Rudy Wiebe, Joy Kogawa, Katherine Vlassie, W.D. Valgardson, Himani Bannerji, Matt Cohen, Michael Ondaatje, Marilú Mallet, Frank Paci, Rohinton Mistry, Dionne Brand, Janice Kulyk Keefer, Neil Bissoondath, Yeshim Ternar, and Paul Yee. Additional perspectives on the impact and meaning of Canadian multiculturalism are offered by interviews with writers from the first and founding nations: Tomson Highway, Jacques Godbout, and Robertson Davies. |