The Boat is a 2008 collection of short stories by the Vietnamese-Australian writer Nam Le.[1][2] It contains seven short stories taking place all over the world, from Colombia and the United States to Vietnam, Tehran, Australia and Hiroshima. It was praised by critics, and the Australian writer of short stories Cate Kennedy said that the collection brought the short story back to the "literary centre stage".[3]
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| Language | English |
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| Genre | Short Stories |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf (US) |
Publication date | May 13, 2008 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 228 |
| ISBN | 978-0307268082 |
| OCLC | 213382533 |
Reception
editUpon release, The Boat was generally well-received. According to Book Marks, the book received "rave" reviews based on 8 critic reviews with 6 being "rave" and 2 being "positive".[4] On Bookmarks Magazine July/Aug 2008 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a 
(4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with the critical summary stating, "With this debut collection, Le has become the new literary darling".[5]
In 2022, The Boat was included on the "Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[6]
References
edit- ^ Kunzru (June 8, 2008). "Book Review - 'The Boat,' by Nam Le". New York Times Book Review. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- ^ Andrew Seal. "The Boat by Nam Le". The Quarterly Conversation. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- ^ "Nam Le in conversation with Cate Kennedy about The Boat". SlowTV. The Monthly. July 2008.
- ^ "The Boat". Book Marks. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "The Boat By Nam Le". Bookmarks Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 Sep 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "The Big Jubilee Read: A literary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking reign". BBC. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
External links
edit- "The Boat: Official website". Retrieved 12 November 2008.
- "The Boat (An interactive animated version of one of the stories by Nam Le, adaptation by Mat Huynh, produced by SBS)". Retrieved 30 April 2015.