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Ru

Kim Thúy

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#4593 of 8,085 books · #699 in Historical Fiction

Shortlisted for the Giller Prize (2012).

Kim Thúy's Ru won the Governor General's Literary Award. 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.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-13
9781608198986
Topics
Immigration and refugee experienceVietnam War and its aftermathMemory and identity

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