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005			20190528194928.0
008			110610s2012 onc 000 1 eng
020			_a9780307359711 (pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)731322616
040			_cJCRC
100	1		_aThúy, Kim.
245	1	0	_aRu / _cKim Thúy ; translated by Sheila Fischman.
260			_aToronto : _bVintage Canada; _c2012.
300			_a141 p. ; _c21 cm.
500			_aTranslation of: Ru.
505			_a "Ru. In Vietnamese it means lullaby; in French it is a small stream, but also signifies a flow - of tears, blood, money. Kim Thúy's Ru is literature at its most crystalline: the flow of a life on the tides of unrest and on to more peaceful waters. In vignettes of exquisite clarity, sharp observation and sly wit, we are carried along on an unforgettable journey from a palatial residence in Saigon to a crowded and muddy Malaysian refugee camp, and onward to a new life in Quebec. There, the young girl feels the embrace of a new community, and revels in the chance to be part of the American Dream. As an adult, the waters become rough again: now a mother of two sons, she must learn to shape her love around the younger boy's autism. Moving seamlessly from past to present, from history to memory and back again, Ru is a book that celebrates life in all its wonder: its moments of beauty and sensuality, brutality and sorrow, comfort and comedy." (Book Jacket)
530			_aAlso issued in electronic format.
700	1		_aFischman, Sheila.
856			_uhttps://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/209096/ru#9780345816146 _zPublisher's Website
856			_uhttps://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/653838026 _zCheck the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) for availability.
942			_2z _cBK