How to Pronounce Knife
Stories
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Word Count
48,000 words, Guess
Page Count
192 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-100316422134
- ISBN-139780316422130
- Library of Congress Control Number2019948532
- OCLC Control Number1106173337
- OCLC Control Number1151622752
and 3 more
- Better World Books9780316422130
- Better World BooksP8-CJC-907
- Open LibraryOL28773719M
Classifications
- LCCPR9199.4.T43A6 2020
- LCCPR9199.4.T43 A6 2020
- LCCPR9199.4.T43 A6 2020eb
Description
"In her stunning debut, Souvankham Thammavongsa captures the day-to-day lives of immigrants and refugees in a nameless city, illuminating hopes, disappointments, love affairs, and above all, the pursuit of a place to belong. An ex-boxer turned nail salon worker falls for a pair of immaculate hands; a mother and daughter harvest earthworms in the middle of the night; a country music-obsessed housewife abandons her family for fantasy; and a young girl's love for her father transcends language. Uncannily and intimately observed, written with prose of exceptional precision, the stories in How to Pronounce Knife speak of modern location and dislocation, revealing lives lived in the embrace of isolation and severed history - but not without joy, humour, resilience, and constant wonder at the workings of the world."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
Other Editions
- How to Pronounce Knife: Stories
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