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ⓘ About Madeleine Thien
Madeleine Thien is a renowned Canadian novelist and short story writer of the Chinese heritage. She is known for writing young adult, literary fiction, contemporary, coming of age, historical fiction, cultural, adult fiction, and women fiction stories. Thien’s work has been considered by Canadian Literature’s Oxford Handbook as reflecting Canadian literature’s trans-cultural nature and exploring expression, politics, and art inside China and Cambodia, along with other Asian communities. A critically acclaimed book penned by author Thien is known as Do Not Say We Have Nothing. It won the Governor General’s Award in 2016 in the category of English language fiction.
All Book Series by Madeleine Thien
The Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2007
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Who is Madeleine Thien?
Madeleine Thien is a renowned Canadian novelist and short story writer of the Chinese heritage. She is known for writing young adult, literary fiction, contemporary, coming of age, historical fiction, cultural, adult fiction, and women fiction stories. Thien's work has been considered by Canadian Literature's Oxford Handbook as reflecting Canadian literature's trans-cultural nature and exploring expression, politics, and art inside China and Cambodia, along with other Asian communities.
Which Madeleine Thien series should I start with?
Madeleine Thien's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Certainty (2006).
How many books has Madeleine Thien written?
Madeleine Thien has 10 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2001 and 2025. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Anthologies and Picture.
In what order should Madeleine Thien's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 10 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Madeleine Thien's books organised into series?
This guide splits Madeleine Thien's 10 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (4 books); Anthologies (4 books); Picture (1 book); Collections (1 book).