"The note had been typed out, folded over two times, and pinned to the child's chest. It could not be missed."How to Pronounce Knife: Stories ~ by Souvankham Thammavongsa, 2020, stories
In the title story of this collection, a young girl brings a book home from school and asks her father to help her pronounce a tricky word, a simple exchange with unforgettable consequences. The stories that make up this book focus on characters struggling to build lives in unfamiliar territory, or shuttling between idioms, cultures, and values. A failed boxer discovers what it truly means to be a champion when he starts painting nails at his sister's salon. A young woman tries to discern the invisible but immutable social hierarchies at a chicken processing plant. A mother coaches her daughter in the challenging art of worm harvesting. The author interrogates what it means to make a living, to work, and to create meaning.
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1 comment:
Sounds like a good collection of interesting stories. I never think to look for short story collections, but I like most of the collections I've read. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your week :)
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