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The Ash Garden
''The Ash Garden'' is a novel written by Canadian author Dennis Bock and published in 2001. It is Bock's first novel, following the 1998 release of ''Olympia'', a collection of short stories. ''The Ash Garden'' follows the stories of three main characters affected by World War Two: Hiroshima bombing victim Emiko, German nuclear physicist Anton Böll, and Austrian-Jewish refugee Sophie Böll. The narrative is non-linear, jumping between different times and places, and the point of view alternates between the characters; Emiko's story being written in the first person while Anton and Sophie's stories are written in the third person. Bock took several years to write the novel, re-writing several drafts, before having it published in August 2001 by HarperCollins (Canada), Alfred A. Knopf (USA) and Bloomsbury (UK).
Critics gave it mostly positive reviews and it became a best-seller in Canada. It was nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Books in Canada First Novel Award, and the Kiriyama Prize. It has been analysed in several literature journals, including ''Canadian Ethnic Studies'' which noted the similarities between the character Emiko and the Hiroshima Maidens.
==Background==
At the time of publication, author Dennis Bock was 36 years old and living in Toronto.〔 He had previously published a book of short stories called ''Olympia'', but struggled with this project that would become his first novel, taking several years to write the novel. Doubleday Canada originally owned the rights but Bock withdrew the book from Doubleday citing "a difference of opinion" between himself and the editor. He had written two drafts, including one in which the main character was an art historian involved in art theft and looting during World War II.〔 With a working title of ''A Man of Principle'', Bock gave the draft to editor Phyllis Bruce in 1999 and sold it to Knopf for US$250,000. He re-wrote most of the book with the help of Bruce, and two other editors, Gary Fisketjon of Knopf and Liz Calder of Bloomsbury (who published the book in the UK).
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