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100 1 _aThammavongsa, Souvankham
245 1 0 _aHow to pronounce knife :
_b stories
_c/ Souvankham Thammavongsa
260 _aNew York
_b: Little, Brown and Company
_c, 2020
300 _a181 p.
_c; 22 cm
505 0 0 _aHow to pronounce knife -- Paris -- Slingshot -- Randy Travis -- Mani pedi -- Chick-a-chee! -- The universe would be so cruel -- Edge of the world -- The school bus driver -- You are so embarassing -- Ewwrrkk -- The gas station -- A far distant thing -- Picking worms.
520 _aSouvankham Thammavongsa captures the day-to-day lives of immigrants and refugees in a nameless city, illuminating hopes, disappointments, love affairs, and above all, the pursuit of a place to belong. An ex-boxer turned nail salon worker falls for a pair of immaculate hands; a mother and daughter harvest earthworms in the middle of the night; a country music-obsessed housewife abandons her family for fantasy; and a young girl's love for her father transcends language.
546 _aEnglish
650 4 _aRefugees
_v--Fiction
650 4 _aAsian Americans
_v--Fiction
650 4 _aAuthors, Canadian
655 4 _aShort stories
942 _cMO
999 _c237184
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