How to Pronounce Knife
bySouvankham Thammavongsa
Genres: Fiction
Subenres: Memoirs
WINNER OF THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE 'Spellbinding' i 'Breathtaking' Elle 'Powerhouses of feeling and depth' Mary Gaitskill 'Sharp and vital' Daisy Johnson 'Excellent' Margaret Atwood on Twitter An ex-boxer turned nail salon worker falls for a pair of immaculate hands; a mother and daughter harvest earthworms in the middle of the night; a country music-obsessed housewife abandons her family for fantasy; and a young girl's love for her father transcends language. In this stunning debut, Souvankham Thammavongsa captures the day-to-day lives of immigrants and refugees in a nameless city, illuminating hopes, disappointments, love affairs, and above all, the pursuit of a place to belong. 'There is not a moment off in these affecting stories' Sheila Heti
Language
en
Published on
18/03/2021
Pages
192
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781526610454
Who is this book for? Readers interested in immigrant experiences and character-driven narratives.
Topics Work and meaningChallenges of communicationSocial hierarchiesImmigrant experienceFamily dynamicsCultural identityStruggles of adaptationInterpersonal relationshipsIdentity formationGender rolesIdentitySurvivalFamily
MoodReflective, Hopeful
Female protagonist
HumorOccasional Humor
RomanceMinor Subplot
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