How to Pronounce Knife

How to Pronounce Knife is a short story collection by Souvankham Thammavongsa, published in 2020 by McClelland & Stewart.[1] The stories in the collection centre principally on the experiences of Laotian Canadian immigrant families, sometimes from the perspective of children observing the world of adults.[2]

First edition

The book was the winner of the 2020 Giller Prize.[3] In 2021 it was the winner of the Trillium Book Award for English prose,[4] and a runner-up for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award.[5]

References
  1. Carine Abouseif, "Souvankham Thammavongsa on crafting her debut fiction collection How to Pronounce Knife". The Globe and Mail, April 29, 2020.
  2. Jenny Bhatt, "In ‘How to Pronounce Knife,’ stories of Lao immigrants reveal everyday moments of racism, classism, power and privilege". The Washington Post, April 23, 2020.
  3. "Souvankham Thammavongsa wins $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize for short story collection How to Pronounce Knife". CBC Books, November 9, 2020.
  4. Cassandra Drudi, "Souvankham Thammavongsa wins $20,000 Trillium Book Award". Quill & Quire, June 16, 2021.
  5. Vicky Qiao, "Jack Wang wins $10K Danuta Gleed Literary Award for best first short story collection for We Two Alone". CBC Books, May 28, 2021.
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