Skip to content

Vancouver Heritage Foundation, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · licence

KOGAWA, JOY, born 1935

Joy Kogawa

Canadian poet and novelist.

Books: 1
Editions tracked: 2
First editions: 1
Nationality: Canada

Wikidata Open Library Search within Joy Kogawa

For collectors

Collect Joy Kogawa

Earliest first editionObasanLester & Orpen Dennys, 1981 Most editions trackedObasan2 editions

First published by

Lester & Orpen Dennys 1

In order

First editions, year by year

1981ObasanLester & Orpen Dennys

Books and editions

Which edition do you have?

Obasan

Joy Kogawa · first published 1981

1st Lester & Orpen Dennys1981 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Puffin Canada2014 Paperback Not yet valued Log in to want this

We have not written Joy Kogawa's collecting guide yet. Know their books well? Tell us what collectors should look for.

Questions collectors ask

Frequently asked questions

When was Joy Kogawa born?

Joy Kogawa was born in 1935.

How many Joy Kogawa books does MyVolumes track?

We track 1 book by Joy Kogawa across 2 editions, 1 of them first edition.

How do I know if my Joy Kogawa book is a first edition?

Open the book's page here and compare the publisher, place, date and the issue points we list for the first printing with your copy's title page and copyright page.