Vietnamese Canadian writer wins prestigious Canadian award
A Canadian novelist of Vietnamese origin, Ly Kim Thuy has won the
Governor General’s Literary Awards – the most prestigious literary award
of Canada – for her debut novel “Ru”.
A Canadian novelist of Vietnamese origin, Ly Kim Thuy has won the
Governor General’s Literary Awards – the most prestigious literary award
of Canada – for her debut novel “Ru”.
“Ru” (Lullaby), written in French, comprises very short stories based on real events in the author’s life.
The Sai Gon Tiep Thi (Sai Gon marketing) newspaper quoted France’s Le Figaro daily as saying that, “Kim Thuy’s writing flows as poetry – it is powerful and evocative”.
Besides the Canadian award, “Ru” also won the RTL-Lire 2010 at the Paris Book Fair in May and reached the final of the Prix des 5 continents – 2010 (Five continents’ literary prize) for Francophonie countries.
After the RTL-Lire win, some 25,000 copies of “Ru’ were sold in Canada. “Ru” was even more successful in France with 45,000 copies made public.
The novel will be available in Spanish, Italian, Swedish and German languages./.
“Ru” (Lullaby), written in French, comprises very short stories based on real events in the author’s life.
The Sai Gon Tiep Thi (Sai Gon marketing) newspaper quoted France’s Le Figaro daily as saying that, “Kim Thuy’s writing flows as poetry – it is powerful and evocative”.
Besides the Canadian award, “Ru” also won the RTL-Lire 2010 at the Paris Book Fair in May and reached the final of the Prix des 5 continents – 2010 (Five continents’ literary prize) for Francophonie countries.
After the RTL-Lire win, some 25,000 copies of “Ru’ were sold in Canada. “Ru” was even more successful in France with 45,000 copies made public.
The novel will be available in Spanish, Italian, Swedish and German languages./.
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