Kim Thuy
Author
Kim Thuy is listed as Author. Kim is scheduled to speak at OLA Super Conference 2027 on 28 January 2027.
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About
Kim Thúy a quitté le Vietnam avec les boat people à l’âge de dix ans et s’est installée avec sa famille au Québec. Diplômée en traduction et en droit, l’écrivaine a travaillé comme couturière, interprète, avocate et propriétaire de restaurant. Kim Thúy a reçu plusieurs prix, dont le Prix littéraire du Gouverneur général 2010, et a été l’une des quatre finalistes du Nobel Alternatif en 2018. Ses livres, dont les ventes montent à plus de un million de copies partout dans le monde, sont traduits en 31 langues et 43 pays et territoires. Kim Thúy vit à Montréal et se consacre à l’écriture. Kim Thúy was born in Vietnam in 1968. At the age of 10 she left Vietnam along with a wave of refugees commonly referred to in the media as “the boat people” and settled with her family in Quebec, Canada. A graduate in translation and law, she has worked as a seamstress, interpreter, lawyer, and restaurant owner. The author has received many awards, including the Governor General’s Literary Award in 2010,
Upcoming
OLA Super Conference 2027 28 January 2027 – 29 January 2027
- Francophone Spotlight: How to Learn Québécois Without Wearing Yourself Out with Kim Thuy Speaker · 28 January 2027