Children of the Moon
A novel exploring family trauma, colonial war, violence, and love.
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Anthony De Sa
Giller-nominated author of Barnacle Love, Kicking the Sky, Children of the Moon, and the forthcoming All the Good Sinners.
Biography
Stories rooted in Toronto, family, memory, and Portuguese community.
Anthony De Sa grew up in Toronto's Portuguese community. His short fiction has been published in several North American literary magazines. Anthony's first book, Barnacle Love, was critically acclaimed and became a finalist for the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize and the 2009 Toronto Book Award.
Anthony's novel, Kicking the Sky, was set in 1977, the year a twelve-year-old shoeshine boy named Emanuel Jaques was brutally raped and murdered in Toronto.
Children of the Moon was released in 2019 and his new novel, All the Good Sinners, will be released in the near future.
Anthony graduated from University of Toronto and did his post-graduate work at Queen's University. He attended The Humber School for Writers and Ryerson University. He lives in Toronto with his wife and three boys.
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