{"product_id":"ru-paperback","title":"Ru - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Thúy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of 2015 Canada Reads Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of Grand Prix litt raire Archambault\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2012 Soctiabank Giller Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2018 New Academy Prize in Literature \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2014 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt ten years old, Kim Th y fled Vietnam on a boat with her family, leaving behind a grand house and the many less tangible riches of their home country: the ponds of lotus blossoms, the songs of soup-vendors. The family arrived in Quebec, where they found clothes at the flea market, and mattresses with actual fleas. Kim learned French and English, and as she grew older, seized what opportunities an immigrant could; she put herself through school picking vegetables and sewing clothes, worked as a lawyer and interpreter, and later as a restaurateur. She was married and a mother when the urge to write struck her, and she found herself scribbling words at every opportunity - pulling out her notebook at stoplights and missing the change to green. The story emerging was one of a Vietnamese  migr  on a boat to an unknown future: her own story fictionalized and crafted into a stunning novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe novel's title, \u003ci\u003eRu\u003c\/i\u003e, has meaning in both Kim's native and adoptive languages: in Vietnamese, \u003ci\u003eru\u003c\/i\u003e is a lullaby; in French, a stream. And it provides the perfect name for this slim yet potent novel. With prose that soothes and sings, \u003ci\u003eRu \u003c\/i\u003eweaves through time, flows and transports: a river of sensuous memories gathering power. It's a classic immigrant story told in a breathtaking new way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Thúy \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Saigon and arrived in Canada at age ten in 1978. She has degrees from the University of Montreal in linguistics and translation and in law, and has been appointed a Knight of the Ordre national du Québec. In 2017, she was awarded an honorary doctorate by Concordia University, for giving eloquent voice to the refugee experience, and the Medal of Honour of the National Assembly of Québec. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSheila Fischman \u003c\/b\u003eis a two-time winner of both the Canada Council Prize for Translation and Columbia University's Felix-Antoine Savard Award, and has also received the Governor General's Award for Translation and the Molson Prize for the Arts.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.27 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scotiabank Giller Prize (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730292510783,"sku":"9781608198986","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0452d0b18c9b6bfa39d78bb8fd579e70.webp?v=1765125553","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/ru-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}