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Madeleine Thien

Born 1974 · Canada

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • Written in English

    Booker 2016 · Shortlist

    Do Not Say We Have Nothing

    Do Not Say We Have Nothing

    Madeleine Thien · 42 when first published

    Novel · 480 pages · Historical, Family, Politics

    AI-generated summary:In Vancouver in 1991, ten-year-old Marie's family takes in a refugee who escaped China after the Tiananmen Square crackdown, and the guest's stories lead back into the hidden past of Marie's late father.