Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab
"A stunning meditation on story--how our lives are shaped by both the stories we're told and the stories we tell. . . portrays the beautiful (yet often tense) bond between a parent and child, the complexities of immigration, the fluidity of gender. . . . It is a gorgeously written novel, typical of Mootoo's poetic gifts." National Post
Jonathan Lewis-Adey was nine when his parents, who were raising him in a comfortable house on a tree-lined street in downtown Toronto, separated, and his mother Sid vanished entirely from his life. It is not until he is a grown man--a writer with two books to his name, a supportive girlfriend, and a promising career--that Jonathan finally reconnects with his beloved lost…
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March 31, 2015
Shani Mootoo is the much-loved author of the novels Cereus Blooms at Night, which was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize; He Drown She in the Sea, which was longlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Literary Award; and Valmiki’s Daughter, which was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Mootoo was born in Ireland and grew up in Trinidad. She immigrated to Vancouver more than thirty years ago, and now lives near Toronto.
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Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab
Shani Mootoo
Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab
Shani Mootoo