How to Pronounce Knife : Winner of the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize

How to Pronounce Knife : Winner of the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize

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Book Title: How To Pronounce Knife /H
ISBN: 9781526610430
By Author(s):THAMMAVONGSA SOUVANKHAM
By Publisher:BLOOMSBURY UK
Format:HC

WINNER OF THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE

'Spellbinding' i
'Breathtaking' Elle
'Powerhouses of feeling and depth' Mary Gaitskill
'Sharp and vital' Daisy Johnson

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. In this 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