How to Pronounce Knife

Author:	Thammavongsa, Souvankham
Binding:	Paperback
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Overview

ISBN:	9780316422123
Publisher:	Back Bay Books
Language:	English
Page Count:	180
Publication Date:	4/27/2021
Size:	8.27" l x 5.49" w x 0.65"
Series:	N/A

Category	Subject
Fiction	Short Stories
Fiction	Literary

Winner of the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize

A failed boxer painting nails at the local salon. A woman plucking feathers at a chicken processing plant. A housewife learning English from daytime soap operas. A mother teaching her daughter the art of worm harvesting. In her stunning debut story collection, O. Henry Award winner Souvankham Thammavongsa focuses on characters struggling to make a living, illuminating their hopes, disappointments, love affairs, acts of defiance, and above all their pursuit of a place to belong. In spare, intimate prose charged with emotional power and a sly wit, she paints an indelible portrait of watchful children, wounded men, and restless women caught between cultures, languages, and values.