How to Pronounce Knife : Winner of the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize Paperback / softback
by Souvankham Thammavongsa
Paperback / softback
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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 TwitterAn 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
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:18/03/2021
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- ISBN:9781526610454
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:18/03/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781526610454