← Back to discovery

Diamond Grill

Fred Wah

1996176 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1996
first published
  • 1996NeWest · 176 pages · ENG
  • 2006Newest Publishers · 190 pages · ENGISBN 9781897126110
  • 1996NeWest Press · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9781896300122

In a series of short sketches, Wah writes of his father's restaurant in Nelson, B.C. in a book that is neither fiction nor non-fiction. Poet Wah loves wordplay and puns, making his book a delight to read. Since it is also about Wah trying to understand his own mixed ancestry and trying to come to terms with the shameful treatment of Chinese in early Canadian history, it also contains evident anger. But it is love that ultimately shines through.

Worth knowing

Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesClass
How do you feel?