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The perfect complement to the exquisitely wrought novels "Ru" and "Mãn," Canada Reads-winner Kim Thúy returns, once more exploring the lives, loves and struggles of Vietnamese refugees as they reinvent themselves in new lands. Daughter of an enterprising mother and a wealthy and...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translation of: Vi. |
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Toronto :
Random House Canada,
[2018]
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| Summary: | The perfect complement to the exquisitely wrought novels "Ru" and "Mãn," Canada Reads-winner Kim Thúy returns, once more exploring the lives, loves and struggles of Vietnamese refugees as they reinvent themselves in new lands. Daughter of an enterprising mother and a wealthy and spoiled father who never had to grow up, the Vietnam War tears Vi's family asunder. While Vi and many of her family members escape, her father stays behind, and her family must fend for themselves in Canada. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published in French by Éditions Libre Expression. |
| Physical Description: | 129 pages ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780735272798 0735272794 |