The Prince of Peace — A Novel of Love and War Resistance
On a long train ride from Los Angeles to Oakland recently I was able to take up the recommendation of …
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No Man’s Land: A Novel from Vietnam by Duong Thu Huong
I couldn’t have been more surprised when our guide in Hanoi, a Vietnamese Catholic, mentioned offhandedly that some soldiers coming …
Behind the Red Mist — Fiction from Vietnam
I first encountered Ho Anh Thai’s fiction at it’s fantastical best in the wonderful Whereabouts volume of Vietnam: A Traveller’s …
Reading Vietnam
Packed with my travel duffle for a 5 week trip to South East Asia is one of the indispensable series of books …
Paradise of the Blind, a Novel from Vietnam, Duong Thu Huong
Paradise of the Blind (1988) is Duong Thu Huong’s second serious novel, following a series of popular short stories, a novel …
The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh, Vietnam
Bao Ninh’s convention shattering novel of war, The Sorrow of War, (1991/1994) opens at war’s end. Kien is in the …
Girl By the Road at Night: Misery Writ Small
Girl By the Road at Night (2010) by David Rabe, a highly praised playwright and author of several other novels, …
Novel Without A Name: of Vietnam, A Man, A Country and A War
Beginning to prepare for a February trip to South East Asia I do what I always do — read. What …
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
I’ve been reading — actually, listening to– Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War for a week, during commute times, …