Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead

Name: Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead
ISBN: 9781668081181

by Mai Nguyen

Scotiabank Giller · 2026 · Longlist

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Simon & Schuster CanadaLiterary FictionISBN 9781668081181

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Scotiabank Giller Prize	2026	Longlist

About This Book

Longlisted for the 2026 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

About the Author

Mai NguyenVietnamese Canadian

Mai Nguyen is a Vietnamese Canadian author raised in Halifax who now lives in Toronto. Her debut novel, Sunshine Nails, was longlisted for Canada Reads and named one of the best books of 2023 by NPR and CBC. Her journalism has appeared in Wired, The Washington Post, and the Toronto Star. Read more →