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Maithy Vu

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Weaving elements of whimsy into dark subjects, Maithy Vu’s work teeters on the edge of surrealism. Though full of childlike wonder, her prose contains a cacophony of emotions undoubtedly aimed at adult readers.

Vu started out writing poetry and plays while earning her B.A. in Theater Arts at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her play, Wounded Wisteria, was selected to be a production of the UCSC Chautauqua Festival. After graduating, she published it as a novella, combining fiction in verse with her own watercolor illustrations.

Vu went on to earn her M.L.A. in Creative Writing & Literature at Harvard University. During that time, she completed her novel Squid Season—a finalist in the Independent Author Awards for Literary Fiction. ...more

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Average rating: 4.43 · 207 ratings · 79 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Inspiring Young Changemakers by Rebel Girls, Jess Harriton (Editor), Maithy Vu (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.46 avg rating — 271 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wounded Wisteria 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Poems for Princesses with Peas Under Their Mattresses 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shut Me Up in Prose: Stories 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Maithy Vu (?)

“Fallen leaves grow back come spring.”
― Maithy Vu, Wounded Wisteria

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“Little dove, remember:
when they want
a bite of your apple,
do not be afraid
to give them a taste
of your poison.”
― Maithy Vu, Poems for Princesses with Peas Under Their Mattresses

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“Did you fall from the sky, mi amor?
No, my love. I washed ashore.”
― Maithy Vu, Squid Season