Endling brings dark humour to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Ukrainian-Canadian writer Maria Reva published her first novel, Endling, this summer. The absurdist novel follows a Ukrainian snail scientist who gets involved with two sisters trying to take down the country's marriage industry — all while the Russian invasion of Ukraine begins.
Endling swiftly made the longlist for the Booker Prize, an international award worth over $90,000. Only a handful of Canadians have ever won: Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje and Yann Martel.
Today on Commotion, guest host Ali Hassan speaks with culture critic Carole V. Bell about why she loves Endling.
Interview with Carole V. Bell produced by Jane van Koeverden.

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Joanne Kormylo discusses her debut novel, ‘The Resistance Daughter'

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Joanne Kormylo discusses her debut novel, ‘The Resistance Daughter'

For first-time novelist Joanne Kormylo, writing historical fiction was a way to get closer to her father, who had served as an RCAF bomber pilot and was a prisoner of war during the Second World War. 'He didn't talk about it. It was very difficult for him,' Kormylo told CTV News. 'It formed a very large part of my life because, in hindsight, he did have PTSD, which no one recognized in those days. He was a wonderful, wonderful man,' she said. Her debut novel, The Resistance Daughter, tells the story of a prisoner of war and the efforts of civilians in the Polish Resistance. The book is published by Hodder and Stoughton, a British publishing house. 'I feel it's such an important part of Canadian history that I was disappointed that it wasn't more recognized here to be published, but the U.K. was really wonderful to me,' she said.