How To Pronounce Knife
by Souvankham Thammavongsa
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Pub Date 16 Apr 2020 | Archive Date 16 Apr 2020
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (UK & ANZ) | Bloomsbury Circus
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Description
A revelatory debut collection from an essential new voice in world literature
'There is not a moment off in these affecting stories' Sheila Heti
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 mother and daughter harvest earthworms in the middle of the night; a country music-obsessed housewife abandons her family for fantasy; and a young girl’s love for her father transcends language.
Uncannily and intimately observed, written with prose of exceptional precision, the stories in How to Pronounce Knife speak of modern location and dislocation, revealing lives lived in the embrace of isolation and severed history – but not without joy, humour, resilience, and constant wonder at the workings of the world.
Advance Praise
'These poignant and deceptively quiet stories are powerhouses of feeling and depth; How to Pronounce Knife is an artful blend of simplicity and sophistication' MARY GAITSKILL
'I love these stories. There’s some fierce and steady activity in all of the sentences' HELEN OYEYEMI
'Souvankham Thammavongsa writes with deep precision, wide-open spaces, and quiet, cool, emotionally devastating poise. There is not a moment off in these affecting stories' SHEILA HETI
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781526610430 |
| PRICE | £14.99 (GBP) |
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