Lê's first novel is a bracing, unvarnished, elliptical account of a Vietnamese refugee family, in America but not yet of it, hobbled by an unfamiliar environment and their own troubled relationships.

In the mid- to late 1970s, thousands of Vietnamese came to the U.S. as refugees, often having endured harrowing journeys along the way. Le Thi Diem Thuy’s “The Gangster We Are All Looking For” is a ...

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About a week after lê thị diễm thúy found out her book, "The Gangster We Are All Looking For," was chosen as the 2011 One Book, One San Diego selection, we asked about her inspirations, and her ...

Reading and book signing: Wednesday, February 2, 6-8 p.m. at the Downtown Central Library branch in the third floor theater. Free parking is available in the Five Star lot at the Southeast corner of ...

In Vietnamese, the words for water and for homeland are one and the same, instructs le thi diem thuy at the start of her shimmering debut novel, “The Gangster We Are All Looking For.” Not surprisingly ...

Le Thi Diem Thuy came to San Diego from Vietnam when she was 6, grew up in Linda Vista, and went to San Diego High, where writing helped her make sense of the world. Her 2003 novel, “The Gangster We ...

The Gangster We Are All Looking For. Le Thi Diem Thuy. Knopf. $18.160 pp. In Vietnamese, the words for water and for homeland are one and the same, instructs Le Thi Diem Thuy at the start of her ...