Joy Kogawa
Joy Kogawa is a celebrated Canadian author and poet, best known for her novel "Obasan," which explores the internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II. Born in Vancouver in 1935, Kogawa's works often reflect themes of memory, identity, and reconciliation. She has received numerous accolades for her contributions to literature and continues to be an influential voice in addressing social justice issues through her writing.
Book summaries for books written by Joy Kogawa
Quotes
Time is like a dark thunderclap; the past, a meteor that has sunk below the horizon.
Memory is not static, it changes shape, but the emotion, the feeling, remains.
Fear is an echo, and memory a stranger, who can judge you.
The silence that follows heavy rain is always breathtaking.
Grief is both a blade and a fire, it carves and it sears.
Understanding comes with time, and sometimes the understanding itself can lead to great pain.
Language carries more than words; it holds a culture and a history.
The deepest pain is the one that is never spoken.
Sometimes silence is the most powerful response.
The past can never be erased, but the future can still hold promise.
In silence, the truth can be found - the truth that cannot be spoken.
Love is fragile, like a wilting flower, but it can also withstand the fiercest storms.