Ru (UK)

Ru Paperback – 24 May 2012 by Kim Thuý (Author), UK.

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, 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.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 160 pages
• Dimensions 130 x 200 x 10mm | 180g
• Publication date 24 May 2012
• Publisher Profile Books Ltd
• Imprint The Clerkenwell Press
• Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
• Language English
• Edition Statement Main
• ISBN10 1846685486
• ISBN13 9781846685484