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The tragic story of a young Vietnamese girl is relayed in vignettes of exquisite clarity, sharp observation and sly wit. The reader journeys from a palatial residence in Saigon to a crowded and muddy Malaysian refugee camp and onward to a new life in Quebec. There, the young protagonist flees the embrace of her new immigrant community and revels in the chance to be part of Western culture. Moving seamlessly from past to present, from history to memory and back again, Ru celebrates the facets of the human experience - moments of beauty, brutality, comedy and sorrow.
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Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award
Finalist for the Giller Prize
"[A] moving autobiographical novel... Thuy's poetic vignettes, set along the way from Southeast Asia to Quebec, bring specificity to the familiar immigrant journey." - Susannah Meadows, "The New York Times"
"This extraordinary first novel unfolds like ethereal poetry.... this is much more than another immigration story. For readers in search of intricate, mesmerizing narrative, Ru will not disappoint." - "Library Journal," starred review
"Less is more in this slim, award-winning autobiographical novel... This flow of memories [goes] beyond the refugee experience to touch on war and peace, the strength of maternal love, even the devastation of autism... "Ru" means 'stream' in French and 'lullaby' in Vietnamese; both are apt for this luminous first novel of memories strung together in concise yet lyrical and sensuous prose." - "Booklist," starred review
"Unsentimental... poetic and powerful." - "The Guardian"
"Gloriously, passionately, delicately unique... A remarkable book." - "The Chronicle Journal"
Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award
Finalist for the Giller Prize
"[A] moving autobiographical novel... Thuy's poetic vignettes, set along the way from Southeast Asia to Quebec, bring specificity to the familiar immigrant journey." - Susannah Meadows, "The New York Times"
"This extraordinary first novel unfolds like ethereal poetry . this is much more than another immigration story. For readers in search of intricate, mesmerizing narrative, Ru will not disappoint." - "Library Journal," starred review"
"Less is more in this slim, award-winning autobiographical novel... This flow of memories [goes] beyond the refugee experience to touch on war and peace, the strength of maternal love, even the devastation of autism... "Ru" means 'stream' in French and 'lullaby' in Vietnamese; both are apt for this luminous first novel of memories strung together in concise yet lyrical and sensuous prose." - "Booklist," starred review
"Unsentimental... poetic and powerful." - "The Guardian"
"Gloriously, passionately, delicately unique... A remarkable book." - "The Chronicle Journal"
[A] moving autobiographical novel... Thuy's poetic vignettes, set along the way from Southeast Asia to Quebec, bring specificity to the familiar immigrant journey. "Susannah Meadows, The New York Times"
This extraordinary first novel unfolds like ethereal poetry . this is much more than another immigration story. For readers in search of intricate, mesmerizing narrative, Ru will not disappoint. "Library Journal, starred review"
Less is more in this slim, award-winning autobiographical novel... This flow of memories [goes] beyond the refugee experience to touch on war and peace, the strength of maternal love, even the devastation of autism... "Ru" means 'stream' in French and 'lullaby' in Vietnamese; both are apt for this luminous first novel of memories strung together in concise yet lyrical and sensuous prose. "Booklist, starred review"
Unsentimental... poetic and powerful. "The Guardian"
Gloriously, passionately, delicately unique... A remarkable book. "The Chronicle Journal""
"[A] moving autobiographical novel... Thuy's poetic vignettes, set along the way from Southeast Asia to Quebec, bring specificity to the familiar immigrant journey." --Susannah Meadows, The New York Times
"This extraordinary first novel unfolds like ethereal poetry.... this is much more than another immigration story. For readers in search of intricate, mesmerizing narrative, Ru will not disappoint." --Library Journal, starred review
"Less is more in this slim, award-winning autobiographical novel... This flow of memories [goes] beyond the refugee experience to touch on war and peace, the strength of maternal love, even the devastation of autism... Ru means 'stream' in French and 'lullaby' in Vietnamese; both are apt for this luminous first novel of memories strung together in concise yet lyrical and sensuous prose." --Booklist, starred review
"Unsentimental... poetic and powerful." --The Guardian
"Gloriously, passionately, delicately unique... A remarkable book." --The Chronicle Journal
A book of rare beauty: Ru is a lullaby of Vietnam and a love letter to a new homeland. Was Radio 4 Book at Bedtime.
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- PublisherClerkenwell Press
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1846685494
- ISBN 13 9781846685491
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages160
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