I've just finished this wonderful book, The Boat, by young Vietnamese-Australian author Nam Le.
It's such a powerful, majestic work. A collection of seven short stories, seemingly disparate but deeply linked by Le's haunting vision of human and social fragility in the face of overwhelmingly dark, ancient and violent undercurrents.
Only one story is set in Australia, but this is a peculiarly Australian vision, and it throbs through our literature.
But this one and read it, then buy another copy for a friend.
It's such a powerful, majestic work. A collection of seven short stories, seemingly disparate but deeply linked by Le's haunting vision of human and social fragility in the face of overwhelmingly dark, ancient and violent undercurrents.
Only one story is set in Australia, but this is a peculiarly Australian vision, and it throbs through our literature.
But this one and read it, then buy another copy for a friend.
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