The Boat (short story collection)

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]

The Boat
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort Stories
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf (US)
Publication date
May 13, 2008
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages228
ISBN978-0307268082
OCLC213382533

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.
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