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Tells the story of a Vietnamese refugee family's life in America, narrated by the family's young daughter.
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"A brilliant evocation of human sorrow and desire. . . . Heartbreaking and exhilarating. . . . As vivid as a fairy tale, as allusive as a poem."
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""Breathtaking. . . . Flows in luminous paragraphs that mingle past and present, creating a fluid sense of time." --"Vogue"
"Slender and elegant. . . . A beautifully rendered description of the personal, psychological and historical threads that link father to daughter." --"Los Angeles Times Book Review
""le captures the magical thinking of childhood with its shifting awareness of the wonders and apprehensions of life." --"Village Voice Literary Supplement
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A brilliant evocation of human sorrow and desire. . . . Heartbreaking and exhilarating. . . . As vivid as a fairy tale, as allusive as a poem.
The New York Times Book Review
Breathtaking. . . . Flows in luminous paragraphs that mingle past and present, creating a fluid sense of time. Vogue
Slender and elegant. . . . A beautifully rendered description of the personal, psychological and historical threads that link father to daughter. Los Angeles Times Book Review
"le captures the magical thinking of childhood with its shifting awareness of the wonders and apprehensions of life." Village Voice Literary Supplement
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""Breathtaking. . . . Flows in luminous paragraphs that mingle past and present, creating a fluid sense of time." --"Vogue"
"Slender and elegant. . . . A beautifully rendered description of the personal, psychological and historical threads that link father to daughter." --"Los Angeles Times Book Review
""le captures the magical thinking of childhood with its shifting awareness of the wonders and apprehensions of life." --"Village Voice Literary Supplement
"
A brilliant evocation of human sorrow and desire. . . . Heartbreaking and exhilarating. . . . As vivid as a fairy tale, as allusive as a poem.
The New York Times Book Review
Breathtaking. . . . Flows in luminous paragraphs that mingle past and present, creating a fluid sense of time. Vogue
Slender and elegant. . . . A beautifully rendered description of the personal, psychological and historical threads that link father to daughter. Los Angeles Times Book Review
"le captures the magical thinking of childhood with its shifting awareness of the wonders and apprehensions of life." Village Voice Literary Supplement
"
lê thi diem thúy was born in Phan Thiet, southern Vietnam. She and her father left Vietnam in 1978, by boat, eventually settling in Southern California. lê is currently a Radcliffe Fellow and resides in western Massachusetts.
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- PublisherAlfred a Knopf Inc
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0375400184
- ISBN 13 9780375400186
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages160
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