Kim Thúy

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Kim Thúy at Festival America, in Vincennes, in September 2010
For the village, see Kim Thủy

Kim Thúy (born 1968 in Saigon, Vietnam)[1] is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel Ru won the Governor General's Award for French language fiction at the 2010 Governor General's Awards.[2] An English edition, translated by Sheila Fischman,[3] was published in 2012 and is a shortlisted nominee for the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize.[4] and the 2013 Amazon.ca First Novel Award.

Thúy spent her early childhood in Vietnam before fleeing with her parents as boat people[1] and settling in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil.[5] She has degrees in law, linguistics and translation from the Université de Montréal.[1]

Bibliography

  • Ru (2009)
  • À toi (2011) co-written with Pascal Janovjak
  • Rouma (2013)
  • Mãn (2013

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "From lawyer to novelist: an alumna's amazing journey". Université de Montréal, February 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Eight Quebec writers win Governor General's prizes". The Gazette, November 17, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Kim Thuy's novel Ru draws on refugee past". CBC News, March 9, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Scotiabank Giller Prize short list announced". Toronto Star, October 1, 2012.
  5. ↑ Bartley, Jim (2012-02-10). "From riches to rags to riches". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
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