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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Thúy, Kim.     Subjects     Thúy, Kim -- Fiction.     Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Refugees -- Fiction.     Vietnamese Canadians -- Québec (Province) -- Fiction.     Refugees -- Québec (Province) -- Fiction.     Governor General's Award.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Thúy, Kim.       by title:      Ru / Kim Thuy ; tran...      Ru....       by call number:      FICTION THU     Search the Web     Thúy, Kim.     Thúy, Kim -- Fiction.     Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Refugees -- Fiction.     Vietnamese Canadians -- Québec (Province) -- Fiction.     Refugees -- Québec (Province) -- Fiction.     Governor General's Award.       MARC Display

Ru / Kim Thuy ; translated from the French by Sheila Fischman. by Thúy, Kim. Random House Canada, 2012. Call #: FICTION THU Subjects Thúy, Kim -- Fiction.   Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Refugees -- Fiction.   Vietnamese Canadians -- Québec (Province) -- Fiction.   Refugees -- Québec (Province) -- Fiction.   Governor General's Award. Series Canada reads ; 2015. ISBN:  9780345816146 (2015 Vintage Canada trade pbk.) 9780307359711 (2012 Vintage Canada trade pbk.) 9780307359704 Uniform title:  Ru. Description:  141 p. ; 23 cm. Summary:  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. Awards:  Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for English Fiction, 2010. Winner of the Canada Reads Competition, 2015. Genre:  French-Canadian fiction -- Translations into English. Autobiographical fiction. Canadian fiction. Holds:  5   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION THU Adult Trade Paperback Books Checked out Jul 12, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Woodlawn Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION THU Adult Trade Paperback Books Checked out Jul 24, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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