The Boat (short story collection)
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| country = Australia
| language = English
| genre = Short Stories
| publisher = Alfred A. Knopf (US)
| release_date = May 13, 2008
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| media_type = Print (hardback & paperback)
| pages = 228
| isbn = 978-0307268082
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}}{{Short description|2008 short story collection by Nam Le}}
The Boat is a 2008 collection of short stories by the Vietnamese-Australian writer Nam Le.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/books/review/Kunzru-t.html |title=Book Review - 'The Boat,' by Nam Le |work=New York Times Book Review |author=Kunzru |date=June 8, 2008 |accessdate=September 28, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://quarterlyconversation.com/the-boat-by-nam-le-review |title=The Boat by Nam Le |work=The Quarterly Conversation |author=Andrew Seal |date= |accessdate=September 28, 2013}} It contains seven short stories taking place all over the world, from Colombia and the United States to Vietnam, Tehran, Australia and Hiroshima. It was praised by critics, and the Australian writer of short stories Cate Kennedy said that the collection brought the short story back to the "literary centre stage".{{cite web |url=http://www.themonthly.com.au/tm/node/1109 |title=Nam Le in conversation with Cate Kennedy about The Boat |publisher=The Monthly |work=SlowTV |date=July 2008}}
Reception
Upon release, The Boat was generally well-received. According to Book Marks, the book received "rave" reviews based on 8 critic reviews with 6 being "rave" and 2 being "positive".{{Cite web |title=The Boat|url=https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/the-boat/ |access-date=16 January 2024 |website=Book Marks}} On Bookmarks Magazine July/Aug 2008 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a {{rating|4|5}} (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with the critical summary stating, "With this debut collection, Le has become the new literary darling".{{Cite web |title=The Boat By Nam Le|url=http://www.bookmarksmagazine.com/book-review/the-boat/nam-le|access-date=14 January 2023 |website=Bookmarks Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906173626/http://www.bookmarksmagazine.com/book-review/the-boat/nam-le|archive-date=6 Sep 2015}}
In 2022, The Boat was included on the "Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2Ynpj933DJ2YG5nsMS6fn8k/a-literary-celebration-of-queen-elizabeth-iis-record-breaking-reign|title=The Big Jubilee Read: A literary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking reign|website=BBC|date=17 April 2022|access-date=15 July 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web |url=http://www.namleonline.com/ |title=The Boat: Official website |accessdate=12 November 2008}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/theboat/ |title=The Boat (An interactive animated version of one of the stories by Nam Le, adaptation by Mat Huynh, produced by SBS) |accessdate=30 April 2015}}
{{Prime Minister's Literary Award – Fiction}}
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Category:2008 short story collections
Category: Australian short story collections