The Boat
by Nam Le
2008 · adult
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Set in 3 places · 2 primarySense of Place
4/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)
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.
Set in
- ★★ primary
- ★South China Sea · Vietnam★ primaryrefugee voyage — title story
- Iowa City · United StatesIowa City — writers workshop story
