Do Not Say We Have Nothing
Canadian novelist, born 1974.
Do Not Say We Have Nothing is a 2016 novel by Madeleine Thien. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2016.
In historical fiction, family saga
On 2 of the 14 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Madeleine Thien
- First published
- 2016
- Length
- 480 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 2016
- Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist, 2017
- Genre
- Historical fiction, War and conflict, Migration and identity, Family saga
Is Do Not Say We Have Nothing worth reading?
2 of the 14 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Booker Prize and the Women's Prize for Fiction.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2016) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Women's Prize for Fiction (winners and shortlists) (Women's Prize Trust, 2017) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of Do Not Say We Have Nothing
The edition we link to is the Granta Books paperback (2017), 480 pages.
- Publisher
- Granta Books (paperback, 2017)
- Pages
- 480
- ISBN
- 9781783782673
How critics, prizes and readers rate Do Not Say We Have Nothing
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 44% of the points available on prize lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
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