The Boat (short stories collection)

The Boat
Country Australia
Language English
Genre Short Stories
Publisher Alfred A. Knopf (US)
Publication date
 May 13, 2008
Media type Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages 228
ISBN 978-0307268082
OCLC 213382533

The Boat is a collection of short stories by the Vietnamese-Australian writer Nam Le, published in 2008.[1][2] It contains seven short stories taking place all over the world, from Colombia and the United States to Vietnam, Tehran, Australia and Hiroshima. It was praised by critics, and the Australian writer of short stories Cate Kennedy said that the collection brought the short story back to the "literary centre stage".[3]

References

  1. ↑ Kunzru (June 8, 2008). "Book Review - 'The Boat,' by Nam Le". New York Times Book Review. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  2. ↑ Andrew Seal. "The Boat by Nam Le". The Quarterly Conversation. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Nam Le in conversation with Cate Kennedy about The Boat". SlowTV. The Monthly. July 2008.
  • "The Boat: Official website". Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  • "The Boat (An interactive animated version of one of the stories by Nam Le, adaptation by Mat Huynh, produced by SBS)". Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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