Description
Product ID: | 9781786898630 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Canons |
Title: | The Boat |
Authors: | Author: Nam Le |
Page Count: | 288 |
Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Short stories, Short stories |
Description: | Select Guide Rating A remarkable collection about what it means to be human, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize In this dazzling collection, Nam Le takes us across the globe as he enters the hearts and minds of characters from all over the world. Whether it''s the story of fourteen-year-old Juan, a hit man in Colombia; an ageing painter in New York mourning the death of his much-younger lover; or a young refugee fleeing Vietnam, crammed in the ship''s hold with two hundred others, the result is unexpectedly moving and powerful. |
Imprint Name: | Canongate Canons |
Publisher Name: | Canongate Books |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2020-03-05 |