The mountains sing : a novel / Nguŷẽn Phan Qûé Mai.
"The multigenerational tale of the Tr̀ân family, set against the backdrop of the Vîẹt Nam War. Tr̀ân Dịêu 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 Ṇôi, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Ĥò Chí Minh Trail to fight in a conflict that will tear not just her beloved country but her family apart"-- ‡cProvided by publisher. Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781616208189
- ISBN: 161620818X
- Physical Description: 342 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | The tallest mountains -- Red on the white grains -- The fortune teller -- Getting up and falling down again -- The great hunger -- My father's gift -- The land reform -- The journey south -- The walk -- My mother's secret -- Destination -- The country bumpkin boy -- The way to happiness -- My Uncle Minh -- Facing the enemy -- My grandmother's songs. |
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Subject: | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Fiction. Families > Vietnam > Fiction. Vietnam > History > 20th century > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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- 23 of 24 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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Mansfield Free Public Library | FIC NGU (Text) | 31402952 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Martin Library | Adults NGU Fiction (Text) | 33454005655063 | Reading Room Balcony | Available | - |
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity | FIC NGU MOU 2020 (Text) | 31001101796697 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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