Lavinia reviewed Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
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5 stars
Tremendously beautiful, insightful and poetic novel.
480 pages
English language
Published Oct. 2, 2016 by Granta Books.
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
5 stars
(2 reviews)
Do Not Say We Have Nothing is a novel by Madeleine Thien published in 2016 in Canada. It follows a 10-year-old girl and her mother who invite a Chinese refugee into their home. Critically acclaimed, in 2016 the author was awarded both the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award for this novel. It was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize as well as the Women's Prize for Fiction.
Subjects
- Canada, fiction
- Fiction, historical, general
- China, fiction
- Fiction, family life
- Fiction, cultural heritage