{"product_id":"ru-9781608198986","title":"Ru","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of 2015 Canada Reads Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of Grand Prix litt raire Archambault\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2012 Soctiabank Giller Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2018 New Academy Prize in Literature \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2014 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt ten years old, Kim Th y fled Vietnam on a boat with her family, leaving behind a grand house and the many less tangible riches of their home country: the ponds of lotus blossoms, the songs of soup-vendors. The family arrived in Quebec, where they found clothes at the flea market, and mattresses with actual fleas. Kim learned French and English, and as she grew older, seized what opportunities an immigrant could; she put herself through school picking vegetables and sewing clothes, worked as a lawyer and interpreter, and later as a restaurateur. She was married and a mother when the urge to write struck her, and she found herself scribbling words at every opportunity - pulling out her notebook at stoplights and missing the change to green. The story emerging was one of a Vietnamese  migr  on a boat to an unknown future: her own story fictionalized and crafted into a stunning novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe novel's title, \u003ci\u003eRu\u003c\/i\u003e, has meaning in both Kim's native and adoptive languages: in Vietnamese, \u003ci\u003eru\u003c\/i\u003e is a lullaby; in French, a stream. And it provides the perfect name for this slim yet potent novel. With prose that soothes and sings, \u003ci\u003eRu \u003c\/i\u003eweaves through time, flows and transports: a river of sensuous memories gathering power. It's a classic immigrant story told in a breathtaking new way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608198986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.59w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Scotiabank Giller Prize - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2012 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2012 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2012 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kim Th\u0026#250;y","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661785624732,"sku":"9781608198986","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3b9d7a8d-1025-4ddb-8da0-72fb24138dbb.jpg?v=1603900266","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ru-9781608198986","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}