The Boat Condition:Like New and she becomes deter­mined to

and she becomes deter­mined to expose the truth

displaying dazzling courage in the process

one's not enough

of the politics and people on both sides

In order to see her sister again

The Boat Condition:Like New and she becomes deter­mined toIn 1979, Nam Le's family left Vietnam for Australia, an experience that inspires the first and last stories in The Boat. In between, however, Le's imagination lays claim to the world. 'The Boat raises the bar for Australian writing.' Peter Craven, Heat 'Nam Le is . . . a disturber of the peace. 'Consider the subjects of his stories a child assassin in Colombia ('Cartagena'), an ageing New York artist desperate for a reconciliation with his daughter