The mountains sing a novel

The tallest mountains -- Red on the white grains -- The fortune teller -- Getting up and falling down again -- My gather's gift -- The land reform -- The journey south -- The walk -- My mother's secret -- The country bumpkin boy -- My Uncle Minh -- Facing the enemy -- My grandmother's...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Nguyễn, Phan Quế Mai
Format:
Buch
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Chapel Hill, North Carolina Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2021
Ausgabe:
First edition
Zusammenfassung:
The tallest mountains -- Red on the white grains -- The fortune teller -- Getting up and falling down again -- My gather's gift -- The land reform -- The journey south -- The walk -- My mother's secret -- The country bumpkin boy -- My Uncle Minh -- Facing the enemy -- My grandmother's songs.
"The multigenerational tale of the Trà̂n family, set against the backdrop of the Việt Nam War. Trà̂n Diệu Lan, who was born in 1920, was forced to flee her family farm with her six children during the Land Reform as the Communist government rose in the North. Years later in Hà Nội, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Hồ Chí Minh Trail to fight in a conflict that will tear not just her beloved country but her family apart"--
Bestände:
  • Magazin: nc/k8376
Umfang:
351 Seiten
ISBN:
9781616208189
9781643751351
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