Product Details
ISBN: 9781847671615
Category: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: 2009-02-19
Publisher: CANONGATE BOOKS LTD
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Pages: 288
Pagination: 288 pages
Dimensions (mm): 198x129mm
Weight: 204g
The Boat
A dazzling, emotionally riveting debut collection: the seven stories in Nam Le's The Boat take us across the globe as he enters the hearts and minds of characters from all over the world. Whether Nam Le is conjuring the story of 14-year-old Juan, a hit man in Colombia; or an aging painter mourning the death of his much-younger lover; or a young refugee fleeing Vietnam, crammed in the ship's hold with 200 others, the result is unexpectedly moving and powerful.