Ru
By: Kim Thúy ; translated from the French by Sheila Fischman
Contributors: Fischman, Sheila
Publisher: Random House Canada
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
ISBN-13: 9780307359704
Subjects: Refugees; Fiction
Work titles: Ru
Description: A runaway bestseller in Quebec, with foreign rights sold to 15 countries around the world, Kim Thuy's Governor General's Literary Award-winning RU is a lullaby for Vietnam and a love letter to a new homeland. In vignettes of exquisite clarity, sharp observation and sly wit, we are carried along on an unforgettable journey from a palatial residence in Saigon to a crowded and muddy Malaysian refugee camp, and onward to a new life in Quebec.
Notes: Also issued in electronic format.