Zalika Reid-Benta, author of Frying Plantain
“Americans couldn’t get the Toronto parts, or they didn’t think it felt Canadian enough—‘where’s the snow? the French? the toques?’”
In this episode Michael is joined by Zalika Reid-Benta as they discuss her acclaimed debut Frying Plantain as well as the books that opened her eyes, and we learn how she continues to navigate identities and expectations.
Frying Plantain
Winner of the 2020 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Literary Fiction
A rich and unforgettable portrait of growing up between worlds, Frying Plantain shows how, in one charged moment, friendship and love can turn to enmity and hate, well-meaning protection can become control, and teasing play can turn to something much darker.
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