Ru (Canadian First Edition and First Printing - Signed by Kim Thuy and Sheila Fischman)

Thuy, Kim (Signed by Sheila Fischman)

ISBN 10: 0307359700 / ISBN 13: 9780307359704

Edité par Random House Canada, Toronto, ON, 2012

A propos de cet article

A first edition and first printing copy of the 2012 english translated edition. The book has only been opened for signing by Kim Thuy and translator Sheila Fischman. Along with her signature, Kim Thuy has written on the title page, "I came into the world during the Tet Offensive," dated, "September 26, 2012 - Eden Mills." A very unique copy of the 2010 Governor General's Award winner for French Language fiction and shortlisted nominee for the 2012 Giller prize.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Ru (Canadian First Edition and First Printing - Signed by Kim Thuy and Sheila Fischman)
• Éditeur: Random House Canada, Toronto, ON
• Date de parution: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0307359700
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780307359704
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: As New
• État de la jaquette: As New
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

A runaway bestseller in Quebec, with foreign rights sold to 15 countries around the world, Kim Thúy's Governor General's Literary Award-winning Ru is a lullaby for Vietnam and a love letter to a new homeland.

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.

À propos de l?auteur

Born in Saigon in 1968, at the age of ten KIM THÚY fled Vietnam with the boat people and settled in Quebec with her family. In addition to becoming a writer, she has earned degrees in translation and law and has worked as a seamstress, interpreter, lawyer, and restaurant owner. Her books have been published around the world, and an acclaimed film based on Ru premiered in 2023. She has received many awards, including the Governor General’s Literary Award. In 2023 she was awarded the title of Chevalière de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France. Kim Thúy lives in the Greater Montreal area and devotes herself to writing.

SHEILA FISCHMAN is the award-winning translator of some 200 contemporary novels from Quebec. In 2008 she was awarded the Molson Prize in the Arts. She is a Member of the Order of Canada and a chevalier of the Ordre national du Québec. She lives in Montreal.