How to Pronounce Knife
Scotiabank Giller Prize · 2020 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Scotiabank Giller Prize | 2020 | Winner |
About This Book
Fourteen short stories about Lao refugees and immigrants in Canada, told with spare, precise language. Winner of the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
About the Author
Souvankham ThammavongsaCanadian
Souvankham Thammavongsa is a Canadian author and poet born in a refugee camp in Laos and raised in Toronto. Her short story collection How to Pronounce Knife won the 2020 Giller Prize. Her novel Pick a Colour won the 2025 Giller Prize, making her one of only two two-time winners.
