Yasuko Thanh (born June 30, 1971), Canadian novelist
Yasuko Thanh
Canadian writer and guitarist
Yasuko Thanh | |
|---|---|
| Born | () June 30, (age&#;53) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | novelist, short story writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | s-present |
| Notable works | Floating Like the DeadMysterious Fragrance of the Yellow Mountains |
Yasuko Nguyen Thanh (born June 30, ) is a Canadian writer and guitarist.
She has lived in Canada, Mexico, Germany, and Latin America and she was named one of ten CBC Books' writers to watch in [1] Thanh completed a Bachelor of Arts as well as a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria.
Yasuko thanh biography of barack Yasuko Nguyen Thanh (born June 30, ) is a Canadian writer and guitarist. She has lived in Canada, Mexico, Germany, and Latin America and she was named one of ten CBC Books' writers to watch in [1] Thanh completed a Bachelor of Arts as well as a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria. She performs with the bands Jukebox.She performs with the bands Jukebox Jezebel and 12 Gauge Facial, and lives with her two children in Victoria, British Columbia.
Early life
She was born in Victoria, British Columbia, to a German mother and a Vietnamese father. At age 15, Thanh dropped out of school and lived on the streets. Previous to winning the Journey Prize for her short story Floating Like the Dead in , Thanh earned her living as a busker in Vancouver.[2]
Writing
Thanh's first novel Mysterious Fragrance of the Yellow Mountains was published in by Hamish Hamilton, Penguin, Canada.[3] The novel won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.[4]
Thanh's short story collection, Floating Like the Dead (McClelland & Stewart ), which includes the Journey Prize-winning title story, was on Quill & Quire's list of best books of [5] The National Post wrote that "Yasuko Thanh impresses above all with the thematic complexity of her approach."[6]
Her early work was published in literary journals such as Prairie Fire, Descant, Fireweed, The Fiddlehead and PRISM International.[2]
Her newest book, the memoir Mistakes to Run With, was published in April [7]
Thanh is in the process of completing her second novel, tentatively titled, Teddy's Blow Off Attraction, which is based on the life and relationships of Julia Pastrana.[8]
Awards
The short story "Floating Like the Dead" earned Thanh the Journey Prize.
The book Floating Like the Dead () was nominated for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, BC's award for best fiction[9] and was shortlisted for the sixteenth annual Danuta Gleed Literary Award.[10] Thanh was also a finalist for the David Adams Richards Prize from the Writers' Federation of New Brunswick, the Canada Council for the Arts' Future Generations Millennium Prize, and the Hudson Prize.[11] The short story "Spring-blade Knife" from Floating Like The Dead won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Short Story.[12]