Denison Avenue : a novel

Wong, Christina (Christina M.) (author.). Innes, Daniel, (illustrator.).

Summary: "A moving story told in visual art and fiction about gentrification, aging in place, grief, and vulnerable Chinese Canadian elders. Bringing together ink artwork and fiction, Denison Avenue by Daniel Innes (illustrations) and Christina Wong (text) follows the elderly Wong Cho Sum, who, living in Toronto's gentrifying Chinatown-Kensington Market, begins to collect bottles and cans after the sudden loss of her husband as a way to fill her days and keep grief and loneliness at bay. In her long walks around the city, Cho Sum meets new friends, confronts classism and racism, and learns how to build a life as a widow in a neighborhood that is being destroyed and rebuilt, leaving elders like her behind. A poignant meditation on loss, aging, gentrification, and the barriers that Chinese Canadian seniors experience in big cities, Denison Avenue beautifully combines visual art, fiction, and the endangered Toisan dialect to create a book that is truly unforgettable."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781770417151
Physical Description: 232 pages, 84 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
regular print
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : ECW Press, [2023]
Copyright: ©2023.
Badges:
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 5 / 5.0

Content descriptions

General Note:

Artwork and text bound tête-bêche (back to back and upside down).

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Subject:

Chinatowns -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Fiction
Chinese Canadians -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Fiction
Gentrification -- Fiction
Grief -- Fiction
Older people -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Fiction
Widows -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Fiction
Chinatown (Toronto, Ont.) -- Fiction
Toronto (Ont.) -- Fiction

Genre:

Upside-down books.

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Canada Reads 2024 shortlist.

Available copies

15 of 32 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
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Holds

11 current holds with 32 total copies.

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Location	Call Number / Copy Notes	Barcode	Shelving Location	Holdable?	Status	Due Date
Nakusp Public Library	FIC WON (Text)	35160000828641	Adult Fiction	Volume hold	Checked out	2024-06-20
100 Mile House Branch	WON (Text)	33923004526533	Adult Fiction	Volume hold	Available	-
Beaver Valley Public Library	F WON (Text)	35144000263470	Adult Fiction	Volume hold	Available	-
Castlegar Public Library	FIC WON (Text)	35146002339786	Fiction	Volume hold	Available	-
Creston Public Library	FIC WON (Text) Acquisition Type: New	35140100135865	New Books Display	Volume hold	Checked out	2024-07-04
Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library	F WON (Text)	DCL177894	Adult Fiction	Volume hold	Checked out	2024-06-22
Fernie Heritage Library	FIC WON (Text)	35136000657339	Adult Fiction	Volume hold	Checked out	2024-06-26
Fort St. James Public Library	WON (Text)	35196000329271	Adult Fiction	Volume hold	Available	-
Fort St. John Public Library	AF WON (Text)	35211000597411	ADULT Fiction	Volume hold	In process	-
Fraser Lake Public Library	AFTPB FIC WON (Text)	35195000379963	Main Floor - Adult Fiction	Volume hold	Available	-

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