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“RU” by Kim Thúy is a great autofiction book as well as an amazing Canadian fiction novel!
- Date finished: March 29th, 2017
- Pages: 144
- Format: Paperback
- Form: Novel
- Language read in: French
- Series: Standalone
- Genre: Fiction | Cultural | Canadian Literature
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“RU” follows a young girl as she leaves Saigon with he family to take refuge in Quebec, Canada. There, the young girl has a chance to achieve the American Dream. As an adult, she also has to face more struggles as she recounts poignantly her past history and memory in the frame of her current life.
RU offers a great auto-fictional biography recount of the author’s life as a Vietnamese woman moving to Quebec mist the Vietnam war. This book deals with war, post-war issues and integrating oneself into a foreign culture. It also deals with life, death, employment, having children, caring for your neighbors, and many more. Overall, a great and important read.
“If a mark of affection can sometimes be taken for an insult, perhaps the gesture of love is not universal: it too must be translated from one language to another, must be learned.”
“A Saigon Proverb: Doe la chine tran, neu buon la thua. Life is a struggle in which sorrow leads to defeat.”
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