How to Pronounce Knife: Winner of the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize

WINNER OF THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE‘Spellbinding’ i‘Breathtaking’ Elle‘Powerhouses of feeling and depth’ Mary Gaitskill‘Sharp and vital’ Daisy Johnson'Excellent' Margaret Atwood on TwitterAn 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. In this stunning debut, Souvankham 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. 'There is not a moment off in these affecting stories' Sheila Heti

WINNER OF THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE

‘Spellbinding’ i
‘Breathtaking’ Elle
‘Powerhouses of feeling and depth’ Mary Gaitskill
‘Sharp and vital’ Daisy Johnson
''Excellent'' Margaret Atwood on Twitter

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.

In this stunning debut, Souvankham 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.

''There is not a moment off in these affecting stories'' Sheila Heti

• | Author: Souvankham Thammavongsa
• | Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• | Publication Date: Mar 18, 2021
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781526610454
• | ISBN-10: 1526610450