Thien’s previous novel, Booker and Women’s Prize shortlisted Do Not Say We Have Nothing (2016), referred to a manuscript called The Book of Records ... order to extend life and preserve ...

Her story symbolises the psychological toll of prolonged displacement and the quiet endurance of everyday life under extraordinary pressures. Ultimately, The Book of Records is a sobering ...

Her story symbolises the psychological toll of prolonged displacement and the quiet endurance of everyday life under extraordinary pressures. Ultimately, The Book of Records is a sobering meditation ...