Rob Chursinoff is a Doukhobor born and raised in the West Kootenay. We are excited that he spent time with Aimee Greenaway to share how his novel The Descendants (Nightwood Editions, 2022) was shaped by his experiences and Doukhobor history.
Aimee Greenaway (AG) There are non-fiction chapters in The Descendants about the history of the Doukhobor community, from Russia in the late 1600s all the way to BC in the early 2000s. Why is history important for sharing the stories of fictional characters Jonah Seeger and Ruby Samarodin?
The non-fiction historical vignettes in between certain chapters
