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The boat

Nam Le

2008271 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2008
first published
  • 2008Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · ENGISBN 9780307269461
  • 2008Canongate Books · ENGISBN 9781847674098
  • 2008Canongate · 271 pages · ENGISBN 9781847671608
  • 2008Alfred A. Knopf · 272 pages · ENGISBN 9780307268082
  • 2009Doubleday Canada · 288 pages · ENGISBN 9780385665575
  • 2009Penguin Random House · 336 pages · ENGISBN 9780143009610
  • 2015Penguin Books, Limited · ENGISBN 9780241015414
  • 2020Canongate Books · ENGISBN 9781786898630

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.

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CommitmentQuick escape

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