<p><b>Winner of the 1997 Howard O’HaganShort Fiction Award!</b></p><p>“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.”</p><p>This story of family andidentity, migration and integration, culture and self-discovery is told throughfamily history, memory, and the occasionalrecipe.</p><p><i>Diamond Grill</i> 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.</p><p>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.</p><p><i>Diamond Grill</i>is 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. <i>PlayingDead</i> by Rudy Wiebe was the first book and <i>The AlmostMeeting</i> 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.</p><p><b>Winner of the 1997 Howard O’HaganShort Fiction Award!</b></p><p>“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.”</p><p>This story of family andidentity, migration and integration, culture and self-discovery is told throughfamily history, memory, and the occasionalrecipe.</p><p><i>Diamond Grill</i> 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.</p><p>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.</p><p><i>Diamond Grill</i>is 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. <i>PlayingDead</i> by Rudy Wiebe was the first book and <i>The AlmostMeeting</i> 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.</p>