The Recurring Cast
Kim Thúy books in order · Kim Thúy reading order · 4 books · 2009 to 2020 · Mostly set in Montreal

Kim Thúy Books in Order and Reading Order

Literary and generalLiterary fiction

Kim Thúy came to Quebec as a child refugee from Vietnam. Her short, luminous novels, written in French, begin with Ru.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Years are first French publication.

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Kim Thúy books in order

Kim Thúy’s first book is Ru (2009). There are 4 books in all, published from 2009 to 2020.

The Kim Thúy reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Novels

4 books · Mostly set in MontrealLiterary fiction
  1. 1Ru2009With Nguyễn An Tịnh · Set in Saigon and QuebecBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Mãn2013With MãnBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Vi2016With ViBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Em2020Buy on Amazon

Who appears in which book

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Characters

3 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Leads

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