As conflict pushes millions across the globe from Afghanistan to Syria to flee their homes, award-winning author Kim Thuy says “refugee literature” has the power to restore lost identities and reveal the potential of these “superhumans”. Thuy – who escaped Saigon as a 10-year-old in the aftermath of the Vietnam War – predicted that the world’s attention would soon drift from crises such as Afghanistan, leaving those who fled the Taliban voiceless and battling to prove themselves in their new lives.