How to pronounce knife : stories /

How to pronounce knife : stories /

In her stunning debut, Souvankham Thammavongsa captures the day-to-day lives of immigrants and refugees in a nameless city, illuminating hopes, disappointments, love affairs and above all, the pursuit of a place to belong. An ex-boxer turned nail salon worker falls for a pair of immaculate hands, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thammavongsa, Souvankham, 1978- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Immigrants > Fiction.
Refugees > Fiction.
FICTION > Short Stories (single author)
FICTION > Asian American.
FICTION > Literary.
Table of Contents:
  • How to pronounce knife
  • Paris
  • Slingshot
  • Randy Travis
  • Mani pedi
  • Chick-a-chee!
  • The universe would be so cruel
  • Edge of the world
  • The school bus driver
  • You are so embarassing
  • Ewwrrkk
  • The gas station
  • A far distant thing
  • Picking worms.