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Books nominated for the 2000 Award

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The Electrical Field by
Kerri Sakamoto

Nominated by:

  • Toronto Public Library Board, Toronto, Canada.

The Electrical Field

ISBN: 0676971954 (CAN); 033374425X (UK); 0393046923 (USA)

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[ The Electrical Field is the author's only published novel to date.]

When the beautiful Chisako and her lover are found murdered in a park, members of a small Ontario community must finally acknowledge certain inescapable truths. Set in the 1970s, The Electrical Field reaches deep into the past to explore the dire legacy of the internment of Japanese-Canadians during the war. Kerri Sakamoto was born and raised in Toronto where she currently resides. She earned her master`s degree from New York University. She has been a scriptwriter for independent films, and has written exensively on Asian North American art. Her short fiction was included in Charlie Chan Is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction. The Electrical Field is her first novel.

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