Essay collection explores food as metaphor for concerns both intimate and broad

New publisher’s offering includes creative non-fiction from 14 writers who immigrated to Canada

Literature and food – both can satisfy cravings and hunger. Both have the power of evoking sameness or diversity. Both also create memories (think Proust). In fact, food is often used as a literary metaphor; we say we devour books, or that a particular narrative is bland.

Beyond the Food Court: An Anthology of Literary Cuisines is a collection of creative non-fiction essays from 14 writers from various places throughout the world who now call Canada home. In these essays, they explore their experiences of food and words.