Kim Thuy

Born in Saigon in 1968, Kim Thúy left Vietnam with the boat people when she was ten and settled in Quebec with her family. As well as being a writer, she has degrees in translation and law and has worked as a seamstress, interpreter, lawyer, and restaurant owner. Her debut novel, Ru , was published in 2009 and became a bestseller in Quebec and in France, garnering several prestigious literary awards. She has also written À toi (Yours), with Pascal Janovjak; Mãn ; and Vi --in addition to a...See more

Born in Saigon in 1968, Kim Thúy left Vietnam with the boat people when she was ten and settled in Quebec with her family. As well as being a writer, she has degrees in translation and law and has worked as a seamstress, interpreter, lawyer, and restaurant owner. Her debut novel, Ru , was published in 2009 and became a bestseller in Quebec and in France, garnering several prestigious literary awards. She has also written À toi (Yours), with Pascal Janovjak; Mãn ; and Vi --in addition to a cookbook, Le secret des Vietnamiennes (Secrets from My Vietnamese Kitchen). See less