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The boat

by Nam Le

FictionShort StoriesShort storiesAustralian Short storiesNew York Times reviewedFiction, short stories (single author)Australian fiction

The seven stories in Nam Le's masterful collection The Boat take us across the globe, from the slums of Colombia to Iowa City; from the streets of Tehran to a foundering vessel in the South China Sea. They guide us to the heart of what it means to be human -- and herald the arrival of a remarkable new writer.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Book data: Open Library