After working as a lawyer and a restauranteur, Kim Thúy began to write, and is now a celebrated Canadian author.
Roger LeMoyne
Kim Thúy
Kim Thúy
Jill of all trades
Date of birth
1968
Point of origin
Vietnam
When Thúy was ten, her family fled Vietnam and were accepted in Canada as refugees.
Kim Thúy Ly Thanh came to Canada among the “boat people” of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her experience directly informs her critically-acclaimed writing, starting with her 2009 novel, Ru.
Roger LeMoyne
In 2016, Kim Thúy offered a presentation at the Canadian Museum of Immigration, including reading from her award-winning novel, Ru.
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Kim Thúy Ly Thanh, 1968- , Vietnam.
When Thúy was ten, her family fled Vietnam and were accepted in Canada as refugees. She studied linguistics and then law, returning to Vietnam for four years as a lawyer. After running a restaurant in Montréal, she turned to writing. Thúy published her first novel, Ru, in 2009, and continues to write to critical acclaim.
