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Ru / Kim Thúy ; translated from the French by Sheila Fischman.

Thúy, Kim. (Author). Fischman, Sheila. (Added Author).

Summary:

Ru. In Vietnamese it means lullaby; in French it is a small stream, but also signifies a flow - of tears, blood, money. Kim Thúy's Ru is literature at its most crystalline: the flow of a life on the tides of unrest and on to more peaceful waters. In vignettes of exquisite clarity, sharp observation and sly wit, we are carried along on an unforgettable journey 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 girl feels the embrace of a new community, and revels in the chance to be part of the American Dream. As an adult, the waters become rough again: now a mother of two sons, she must learn to shape her love around the younger boy's autism. Moving seamlessly from past to present, from history to memory and back again, Ru is a book that celebrates life in all its wonder: its moments of beauty and sensuality, brutality and sorrow, comfort and comedy.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780345816146 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780307359704 (hc.)
  • ISBN: 0307359700 (hc.)
  • ISBN: 9780307359711 (sc.)
  • Physical Description: 141 p ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Random House Canada, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
CatMonthString:june.16
Novel.
Awards Note:
Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction, 2010.
Subject: Refugees > Vietnam > Biography.
French-Canadian fiction > Translations into English.
Refugees > Québec (Province) > Fiction.
Vietnamese Canadians > Québec (Province) > Fiction.
Genre: Autobiographical fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Topic Heading: Canada Reads 2015
Festival of the Written Arts 2018 > Sechelt (B.C.)

Available copies

  • 34 of 35 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Smithers Public Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 35 total copies.
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Smithers Public Library F THU (Text) 35101000381553 Stacks Volume hold Available -
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Beaver Valley Public Library F THU (Text) 35144000063698 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Burns Lake Public Library AF THU (Text) 35198000560319 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Castlegar Public Library FIC THU (Text) 35146001728450 Fiction Volume hold Available -
Creston Public Library FIC THU (Text) 35140000981038 Fiction Volume hold Available -
Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library F THU (Text) DCL149719 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
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Fraser Lake Public Library AFTPB FIC THU (Text) 35195000239480 Main Floor - Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
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Salmo Public Library FIC THU (Text) 35163000045091 Adult Fiction (hardback or trade paperback) Volume hold Available -
Sechelt Public Library F THUY (Text) 33260000206269 Fiction Volume hold Available -
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