{"product_id":"how-to-pronounce-knife-1","title":"How to Pronounce Knife","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn ex-boxer turned nail salon worker falls for a pair of immaculate hands; a mother and daughter harvest earthworms in the middle of the night; a country music-obsessed housewife abandons her family for fantasy; and a young girl's love for her father transcends language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this stunning debut, Souvankham Thammavongsa captures the day-to-day lives of immigrants and refugees in a nameless city, illuminating hopes, disappointments, love affairs, and above all, the pursuit of a place to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSouvankham Thammavongsa was born in the Lao refugee camp in Nong Khai, Thailand, and was raised and educated in Toronto, where she now lives. She is the author of four poetry books; the short story collection \u003cem\u003eHow to Pronounce Knife\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize and 2021 Trillium Book Award, and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; and the novel \u003cem\u003ePick a Color\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2025 Scotiabank Giller Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47425987575965,"sku":"9781526610454","price":59.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/9781526610454.jpg?v=1763634737","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/how-to-pronounce-knife-1","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}