The Boat by Nam Le
Winner of Dylan Thomas Prize 2008
The Boat will take you everywhere. In 1979, Nam Le's family left Vietnam for Australia, an experience that inspires the first and last stories in The Boat. In between, however, Le's imagination lays claim to the world.
The Boat takes us from a tourist in Tehran to a teenage hit man in Columbia; from an aging New York artist to a boy coming of age in a small Victorian fishing town; from the city of Hiroshima just before the bomb is dropped to the haunting waste of the South China Sea in the wake of another war. Each story uncovers a raw human truth.
Each story is absorbing and fully realised as a novel. Together, the make up a collection of astonishing diversity and achievement.
Format: Paperback | 240 pages
Dimensions (cm): 21.6 x 13.5 x 2.5 | 380g
Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
Imprint: Hamish Hamilton
Publication City/Country: Camberwell, VIC, Australia
Language: English
Edition Number: 2
ISBN10: 0241015413
ISBN13: 9780241015414
Condition: Very Good
A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. Very minimal damage to the cover, including very minor scuff marks along the edges. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.