Thanhha Lai





Thanhha Lai

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Thanhha Lai was born in Vietnam. At the end of the war, she fled with her family to Alabama. There, she learned English from fourth graders. She then spent the next decade correcting her grammar. Starting her writing life as journalist, she worked at The Orange County Register. She switched to fiction, leading to an MFA from New York University and short story publications in various journals and anthologies. Lai lives with her husband, daughter and a little white dog in New York City.


Average rating: 4.08 · 3,339 ratings · 764 reviews · 2 distinct works
Inside Out and Back Again
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“People living on others' goodwill cannot afford political opinions.”
Thanhha Lai, Inside Out and Back Again

“Would be simpler
if English
and life
were logical”
Thanhha Lai

“Oh, my daughter,
at times you have to fight,
but preferably
not with your fists.”
Thanhha Lai, Inside Out and Back Again

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  5 votes 9.1%

 
  3 votes 5.5%

Inside Out and Back Again (write-in)
 
  3 votes 5.5%

Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy (write-in)
 
  3 votes 5.5%

 
  1 vote 1.8%

Small person with wings (write-in)
 
  1 vote 1.8%

Alexander Hamilton (write-in)
 
  1 vote 1.8%

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