Kim Thúy

Canadian writer · Vietnam · On the map · Writers · Born 1968 · age 58

Kim Thúy Ly Thanh, CM CQ is a Vietnamese-born Canadian writer. Kim Thúy was born in Vietnam in 1968. At the age of 10 she left Vietnam along with a wave of refugees commonly referred to in the media as “the boat people” and settled with her family in Quebec, Canada.

Kim Thúy is read about 92 times a day, in 18 languages.

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2026Honorary Doctorate at the Laval UniversityAward2023Companion of the Order of CanadaAward2018Women of Distinction AwardsAward2015Knight of the National Order of QuebecAward2011Mondello PrizeAward2010Governor General's AwardsAwardGovernor General's Literary AwardsAwardGrand prix RTL-LireAwardPrix du Grand Public du Salon du Livre de Montréal - La PresseAward1968Born18 September 1968

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Awards

Honorary Doctorate at the Laval University2026

Companion of the Order of Canada2023

Women of Distinction Awards2018

Knight of the National Order of Quebec2015

Mondello Prize2011

Governor General's Awards2010

Grand prix RTL-Lire2010

Prix du Grand Public du Salon du Livre de Montréal - La Presse2010

Governor General's Literary Awards2010

About this person

A graduate in translation and law, she has worked as a seamstress, interpreter, lawyer, and restaurant owner. The author has received many awards, including the Governor General’s Literary Award in 2010, and was one of the top 4 finalists of the Alternative Nobel Prize in 2018. Her books have sold more than 850,000 copies around the world and have been translated into 31 languages and distributed across 43 countries and territories. Kim Thúy lives in Montreal where she devotes her time to writing.

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Vietnam