Vi by Kim Thúy (translated by Sheila Fischman)

With her third novel, Vi, Kim Thúy has asserted her position as one of Canada’s strongest contemporary writers, and a leading voice in immigrant and refugee narratives. The novel follows Vi, its protagonist, from a childhood of luxury in Vietnam through war, a refugee camp, and a new life in Quebec City. As she grows into adulthood and comes into her own through love and loss, we get to know a character who quietly works her way through trauma, independence, love, and longing.