The boat
Stories that take us from the slums of Colombia to the streets of Tehran; from New York City to Iowa; from a tiny fishing village in Australia to a foundering vessel in the South China Sea-- while taking us to the heart of what is means to be human.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Stories that take us from the slums of Colombia to the streets of Tehran; from New York City to Iowa; from a tiny fishing village in Australia to a foundering vessel in the South China Sea-- while taking us to the heart of what is means to be human. |
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| Physical Description: | [272] p. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780307268082 030726808X 9780307388193 0307388190 |
| Author Notes: | Nam Le is a Vietnamese-born Australian writer, who won the Dylan Thomas Prize for his book The Boat which is a collection of short stories. His stories have been published in several places including Best Australian Stories 2007, Best New American Voices, Zoetrope: All-Story, A Public Space and One Story. He has won several awards including Pushcart Prize, Prime Minister's Literary award, Anisfield -Wolf Book Award and PEN/Malamud Award. He will be featured at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2015 program. (Bowker Author Biography) |
