In 2017, the book was shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. In 2016, Do Not Say We Have Nothing won the Governor General's Literary Award for fiction and the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize. The story is essentially a coming of age novel about the 11-year old Marie (Ma-li) growing up in Canada, dealing with the death of her father, protests and. With exquisite writing sharpened by a surprising vein of wit and sly humour, Thien has crafted unforgettable characters who are by turns flinty and headstrong, dreamy and tender, foolish and wise. With the ease and skill of a master storyteller, Thien takes us inside an extended family in China, showing us the lives of two successive generations - those who lived through Mao's Cultural Revolution in the mid-20th century and the children of the survivors, who became the students protesting in Tiananmen Square in 1989, in one of the most important political moments of the past century. Madeleine Thien's novel is breathtaking in scope and ambition even as it is hauntingly intimate. Title:Do Not Say We Have Nothing Format:Paperback Product dimensions:480 pages, 8 X 5.2 X 1 in Shipping dimensions:480 pages, 8 X 5. There are many translation games in Do Not Say We Have Nothing, Madeleine Thien’s powerful Man Booker-shortlisted novel: the difference between a world that is settled and secure.
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