Can I read Em on EtoBox?

Em by Thúy, Kim, is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Em about?

A novel of the emotional intricacies of trauma and exile, from the author of international bestselling Ru Shortlisted for the 2023 Dublin Literary AwardFinalist of the New Academy Prize in LiteratureFinalist Scotiabank Giller PrizeWinner of the Prix du Grand Public—Salon du livre de MontréalWinner of the Governor General's Literary Award for FictionWinner of the Grand Prix RTL-LireEmma-Jade and Louis are born into the havoc of the Vietnam War. Orphaned, saved and cared for by adults coping with the chaos of Saigon in free-fall, they become children of the Vietnamese diaspora. Em is not a romance in any usual sense of the word, but it is a word whose homonym—aimer, to love—resonates on every page, a book powered by love in the larger sense. A portrait of Vietnamese identity emerges that is wholly remarkable, honed in wartime violence that borders on genocide, and then by the ingenuity, sheer grit and intelligence of Vietnamese-Americans, Vietnamese-Canadians and other Vietnamese former refugees who go on to build some of the most powerful small business empires in the world. Em is a poetic story steeped in history, about those most impacted by the violence and their later accomplish

Who reads Em?

Author

Thúy, Kim,

Publisher

Seven Stories Press, [2021]

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781644211168

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance