![]() ![]() It might have been the colour that drew Red to the truck. They call it a pickup truck, but she never picked anything up in it, just herself. A thing she had seen on someone’s front lawn, a For Sale sign taped to the windshield, handwritten in black marker. She never failed to make her morning shift on time. Red revved the engine, impatient, having to wait for the truck to warm up. THE SKY WAS BLACK like the middle of an eye. ![]() “As the daughter of refugees, I’m able to finally see myself in stories.” -Angela So, Electric Literature Read Excerpt As one of Thammavongsa’s characters says, “All we wanted was to live.” And in these stories, they do-brightly, ferociously, unforgettably.Unsentimental yet tender, taut and visceral, How to Pronounce Knife announces Souvankham Thammavongsa as one of the most striking voices of her generation. In spare, intimate prose charged with emotional power and a sly wit, she paints an indelible portrait of watchful children, wounded men, and restless women caught between cultures, languages, and values. Henry Award winner Souvankham Thammavongsa focuses on characters struggling to make a living, illuminating their hopes, disappointments, love affairs, acts of defiance, and above all their pursuit of a place to belong. In her stunning debut story collection, O. A mother teaching her daughter the art of worm harvesting. A housewife learning English from daytime soap operas. ![]() A woman plucking feathers at a chicken processing plant. A failed boxer painting nails at the local salon. ![]()
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