Joy Kogawa

Joy Kogawa’s most recent book is Gently to Nagasaki (Caitlin Press, 2017). Her 1981 novel Obasan, which tells the story of a Japanese Canadian family removed from their home during World War II, won the American Book Award, among many other literary honors, and is widely taught in Canadian schools and universities. Kogawa became a Member of the Order of Canada in 1986; in 2010, the Japanese government honored her with the Order of the Rising Sun “for her contribution to the understanding and preservation of Japanese-Canadian history.” She lives in Toronto and hopes to write a work on forgiveness.

Joy Kogawa