Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
How to Pronounce Knife is a short story collection by Souvankham Thammavongsa, published in 2020 by McClelland & Stewart. [1] The stories in the collection centre principally on the experiences of Laotian Canadian immigrant families, sometimes from the perspective of children observing the world of adults.
Souvankham Thammavongsa is a Laotian Canadian poet and short story writer. In 2019, she won an O. Henry Award for her short story, "Slingshot", which was published in Harper's Magazine, [1] and in 2020 her short story collection How to Pronounce Knife won the Giller Prize.
Philip Michael Ondaatje CC FRSL (/ ɒ n ˈ d ɑː tʃ iː /; born 12 September 1943) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer and essayist. [1]Ondaatje's literary career began with his poetry in 1967, publishing The Dainty Monsters, and then in 1970 the critically acclaimed The Collected Works of Billy the Kid. [2]
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Several NOON contributors have published debut, critically acclaimed short story collections in 2020: Souvankham Thammavongsa, with How To Pronounce Knife (Little, Brown and Company); [2] Kathryn Scanlan, with The Dominant Animal (MCD/FSG, 2020); [3] and Mary South, with You Will Never Be Forgotten (FSG Originals).
Rohinton Mistry was born in Bombay, India, to a Parsi family. [2] His brother is the playwright and author Cyrus Mistry.He earned a BA in Mathematics and Economics from St. Xavier's College, Bombay.
Esi Edugyan was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, to parents from Ghana. [1] She studied creative writing at the University of Victoria, where she was mentored by Jack Hodgins.
Mordecai Richler CC (January 27, 1931 – July 3, 2001) was a Canadian writer. His best known works are The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1959) and Barney's Version (1997).