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Em

by Kim Thúy
Kim Thúy
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LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE
 
Kim Thúy's Em is a virtuosic novel of profound power and sen­sitivity, and an enduring affirmation of the greatest act of resistance: love.
In the midst of war, an ordinary miracle: an abandoned baby tenderly cared for by a young boy living on the streets of Saigon. The boy is Louis, the child of a long-gone American soldier. Louis calls the baby em Hồng, em meaning "little sister," or "beloved." Even though her cradle is nothing more than a cardboard box, em Hồng's life holds every possibility.
Through the linked destinies of a family of characters, the novel takes its inspiration from historical events, from Operation Babylift, which evacuated thousands of biracial orphans from Saigon in April 1975, to the remarkable growth of the nail salon industry, dominated by Vietnamese expatriates all over the world. From the rubber plantations of Indochina to the massacre at My Lai, Kim Thúy sifts through the layers of pain and trauma in stories we thought we knew, revealing transcendent moments of grace and the invincibility of the human spirit.
 
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Publisher: Random House of Canada Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781039000872
  • File size: 86103 KB
  • Release date: September 28, 2021
  • Duration: 02:59:22

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  • ISBN: 9781039000872
  • File size: 86118 KB
  • Release date: September 28, 2021
  • Duration: 03:00:22
  • Number of parts: 3

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Fiction Literature

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English

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE
 
Kim Thúy's Em is a virtuosic novel of profound power and sen­sitivity, and an enduring affirmation of the greatest act of resistance: love.
In the midst of war, an ordinary miracle: an abandoned baby tenderly cared for by a young boy living on the streets of Saigon. The boy is Louis, the child of a long-gone American soldier. Louis calls the baby em Hồng, em meaning "little sister," or "beloved." Even though her cradle is nothing more than a cardboard box, em Hồng's life holds every possibility.
Through the linked destinies of a family of characters, the novel takes its inspiration from historical events, from Operation Babylift, which evacuated thousands of biracial orphans from Saigon in April 1975, to the remarkable growth of the nail salon industry, dominated by Vietnamese expatriates all over the world. From the rubber plantations of Indochina to the massacre at My Lai, Kim Thúy sifts through the layers of pain and trauma in stories we thought we knew, revealing transcendent moments of grace and the invincibility of the human spirit.
 
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Fiction Literature
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Random House of Canada
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781039000872
    File size: 86103 KB
    Release date: September 28, 2021
    Duration: 02:59:22

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781039000872
    File size: 86118 KB
    Release date: September 28, 2021
    Duration: 03:00:22
    Number of parts: 3

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
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