![]() Between starred reviews, accolades, and growing buzz about awards and prizes since its March debut, Bui may soon enough be joining her compatriot Nguyen on podiums and stages. While the narrative might feel familiar – parents and young children escaping war to start a new life on the other side of the world – Bui’s version, presented in panels of black, white, and shades of reddish brown (as if she’s melded her very bones and blood onto the page), proves astonishingly original. ![]() On the cover of Thi Bui’s The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir is a perfect quote: “A book to break our heart and heal it,” blurbs fellow Vietnamese American refugee and 2016 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction Viet Thanh Nguyen. ![]() ![]() Q&A with Thi Bui: Writer, Illustrator, Teacher ![]()
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