Diamond Grill

Winner of the 1997 Howard O'HaganShort Fiction Award!

"In the Diamond, at the end ofa long green vinyl aisle between two booths of chrome, Naugahyde, and Formica,are two large swinging wooden doors, each with a round hatch of face-sizedwindow. Those kitchen doors can be kicked with such a slap they're heard allthe way up to the soda fountain."

This story of family andidentity, migration and integration, culture and self-discovery is told throughfamily history,...
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Winner of the 1997 Howard O'HaganShort Fiction Award!

"In the Diamond, at the end ofa long green vinyl aisle between two booths of chrome, Naugahyde, and Formica,are two large swinging wooden doors, each with a round hatch of face-sizedwindow. Those kitchen doors can be kicked with such a slap they're heard allthe way up to the soda fountain."

This story of family andidentity, migration and integration, culture and self-discovery is told throughfamily history, memory, and the occasionalrecipe.

Diamond Grill is a rich banquetwhere Salisbury steak shares a menu with chicken fried rice, and bird's nestsoup sets the stage for Christmas plum pudding; where racism simmers behind theshiny clean surface of the action in the cafe.

An excitingnew edition of Fred Wah's best-selling bio-fiction, on the 10th anniversary ofits original publication, with an all new afterword by the author and the samepagination as the original publication.

Diamond Grillis the third title in NeWest Press's Landmark Editions series. LandmarkEditions are previously published works by established and recognized westernCanadian authors that will enjoy new life in this series. PlayingDead by Rudy Wiebe was the first book and The AlmostMeeting by Henry Kreisel was the second in the Landmark EditionsSeries. NeWest is proud to offer this series as a strong addition to theheritage of Western Canadian literature.