Ru A Novel

Name: Ru A Novel
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ISBN: 9781608198986

ISBN-10: 1608198987

ISBN-13: 9781608198986

Edition: N/A

Authors: Kim Thï¿½y, Kim Thï¿½y

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Description:

At ten years old, Kim Thúy 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…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 11/27/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English