{"id":17387,"date":"2024-02-17T22:11:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T03:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=17387"},"modified":"2026-01-10T17:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T22:32:07","slug":"salwa-majoka","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/salwa-majoka\/","title":{"rendered":"Salwa Majoka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Salwa Majoka is a Pakistani Canadian who immigrated to Canada as a baby. Majoka, a graduate of OCAD University, is an illustrator and 2D artist for the animation industry. She lives in Toronto.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"218\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/02\/Viewfinder-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17407 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/02\/Viewfinder-book-cover.jpg 172w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/02\/Viewfinder-book-cover-118x150.jpg 118w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 172px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 172\/218;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fiction (Juvenile, Graphic novel)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Viewfinder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-created by Christine D. U. Chung.<br>[Toronto]: Tundra Books, 2024.<br>This graphic novel is a story without words.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/torontomu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_TMU\/1pfebod\/alma991014580266108636\">PZ7.7.C477 V54 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publisher&#8217;s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A young space traveler visits Earth on a whim and finds a planet empty of people. She happens upon a strange contraption that contains images of what the planet used to be like, and using this viewfinder, she sees Earth as it was, juxtaposed against Earth as it is: abandoned, but still full of amazing things.<br><br>Her adventure takes her to a museum full of hints about the planet\u2019s past and the strange glowing mushrooms that grow everywhere, a library that has become home to a variety of zoo animals, and a beautiful but crumbling space station from which she makes a daring escape. As she wanders, though, she sees signs that perhaps there is still someone here. A time capsule, a friendly cat and a makeshift railcar all add to the mystery . . . is she really alone? The lush and captivating art and subtle nod to stewardship in this wordless graphic novel will draw readers in and leave them with a renewed sense of wonder for the resilient and extraordinary place we call home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Salwa Majoka <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salwamajoka.com\/\">personal website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Publisher <a href=\"https:\/\/tundrabooks.com\/\">Tundra Books<\/a>, an imprint of Penguin Random House of Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quillandquire.com\/authors\/christine-chung-and-salwa-majokas-viewfinder-rekindles-our-curiosity\/\">Author profile<\/a> with Inderjit Deogun on the <em>Quill &amp; Quire <\/em>website<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salwa Majoka is a Pakistani Canadian who immigrated to Canada as a baby. 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