Kim Thúy left Vietnam with the boat people at the age of ten and settled with her family in Quebec. A graduate in translation and law, she has worked as a seamstress, interpreter, lawyer, restaurant owner, and commentator on radio and television. She lives in Montreal and devotes herself to writing.

Kim Thúy
About the Author
- Language
- Year of birth
- Birthplace
- French
- 1968
- Saigon, South Vietnam

Books written by Kim Thúy
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Em
by Kim Thúy
Translated by Sheila Fischman
Published in 2021
- Finalist — Cole Foundation Prize for Translation in 2021
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Mãn
by Kim Thúy
Translated by Sheila Fischman
Published in 2014
- Finalist — Cole Foundation Prize for Translation in 2015
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