On November 27th, all of our Gr. 12 English classes had an AMAZING opportunity to meet virtually with Canadian, award-winning author, Souvankham Thammavongsa! We were able to hear her read a section from her new book, “How to Pronounce Knife" , ask questions... and every student received a copy of her novel!
Souvankham Thammavongsa is the author of four acclaimed poetry books, and the short story collection HOW TO PRONOUNCE KNIFE, a New York Times Editors' Choice, a TIME 100 Must-Read Books of 2020, and winner of the 2020 Scotiabank Giller prize, out now with McClelland & Stewart (Canada), Little, Brown (U.S.), and Bloomsbury (U.K.).
How To Pronounce Knife is the #1 Canadian Bestseller in Fiction this week.
Her stories have won an O. Henry Award and appeared in Harper's Magazine, The Paris Review, The Atlantic, Granta, NOON, Journey Prize Stories 2016, Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018, O. Henry Prize Stories 2019, and Best Canadian Stories 2020.
She was born in the Lao refugee camp in Nong Khai, Thailand. She and her parents were sponsored by a family in Canada when she was one year old. She was raised and educated in Toronto where she now lives.
