The acclaimed writer Anthony De Sa discusses his new novel Children of the Moon (Doubleday, 2019), with Joseph Planta.

Children of the Moon by Anthony De Sa (Doubleday, 2019). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Children of the Moon

Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

Anthony De Sa joins me now. He has just published a new book Children of the Moon. It is a novel of love, war, and memory, in all of its complexities. Pó is born in Tanzania. It is 1956, and she is a child with albinism. As such, she faces ostracism as well as violence as she is seen as a curse on her tribe. We also meet Ezequiel, adopted by missionaries in the Portuguese-controlled Mozambique, he is not recognised by his Portuguese father’s community, or by his mother’s Makonde tribe. Pó and Ezequiel come together, and their love confronts the impact of war and colonialism. I’ll get Mr. De Sa to tell us about his moving novel, as well as these characters, the situations they find themselves in, and how memory is tested. Anthony De Sa is the author of the novel Kicking the Sky, and the collection Barnacle Love, that was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. He attended the Humber School for Writers, and is a teacher librarian at Michael Power-St. Joseph High School in Toronto, where he lives, and where he joined me from last week. www.anthonydesa.com is the website for more. This new book is published by Doubleday. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Anthony De Sa; Mr. De Sa, good morning.

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