Ru

Resumen del libro

A book of rare beauty: "Ru" is a lullaby of Vietnam and a love letter to a new homeland. Ru: In Vietnamese it means lullaby; in French it is a small stream, but also signifies a flow - of tears, blood, and money. Kim Thuy'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.

Biografía del autor

Kim Thúy est née en 1968 à Saigon en pleine guerre du Vietnam. À l'âge de dix ans, elle fait partie des centaines de milliers de boat people fuyant le régime communiste. Installée à Montréal, elle exerce différents métiers couturière, interprète, avocate ou encore restauratrice avant de se consacrer à l'écriture. En 2010,Ru devient un best-seller en France et au Québec. Traduit dans plus de vingt pays, il obtient le Prix du Gouverneur général et le Grand Prix RTL-Lire. <br>Avec M n (2013) et Vi (2016), Kim Thúy poursuit l'exploration de son identité double, liant avec force et légèreté le passé et le présent, la mémoire et l'intime.