This well-written and extensively researched book describes the life and work of Vo Phien, one of the Vietnamese diaspora's most respected writers.
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John Schafer is a professor emeritus of English at Humboldt State University and a former Fulbright scholar and English teacher in Vietnam in the 1970s.
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Inside the mind and heart of Vietnam,
This review is from: Vo Phien and the Sadness of Exile (Northern Illinois University Monograph Series on Southeast Asia) (Paperback)
This is a wonderful book which allows us to enter into the secret world of Vietnamese writers -- and thus into the hearts and minds of Vietnamese. Schafer, who writes with clarity rare among academic writers, explains early Vo Phien's books about village life in Vietnam in the 50s and 60s. Then Schafer explores the writings of Vo Phien after he was forced--somewhat reluctantly--to flee Vietnam when the communists took over in 1975. Schafer manages to capture the deep sense of melancholy which colored the writings of Vo Phien over the years. This is a very personal and moving book -- and helps us understand, at long last, the intellectual and emotional life of Vietnam. Buy it. Read it. You'll be richer for it.
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I cannot remember the exact day, or even the month, but I know it was in the fall of 1971. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Binh Dinh, United States, Brother Four No More, Sister Four Lime Stick, Uncle Seven, Viet Minh, Drops of Coffee, Nguyen Hung, Night Rain, Asian American, Qui Nhon, Year's End, Country Village, The Prisoner, Four Refugee, Changing World, Duy Anh, Tam Khoang, Lam Giang, Uncle Four, Geneva Accords, Love After War, Mother Vietnam, Nha Trang, Secretary Nga New!
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I cannot remember the exact day, or even the month, but I know it was in the fall of 1971. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Binh Dinh, United States, Brother Four No More, Sister Four Lime Stick, Uncle Seven, Viet Minh, Drops of Coffee, Nguyen Hung, Night Rain, Asian American, Qui Nhon, Year's End, Country Village, The Prisoner, Four Refugee, Changing World, Duy Anh, Tam Khoang, Lam Giang, Uncle Four, Geneva Accords, Love After War, Mother Vietnam, Nha Trang, Secretary Nga New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace (Plume) by Le Ly Hayslip on 5 pages
- The Stars, The Earth, The River: Short Stories by Le Minh Khue (Voice from Vietnam) by Le Minh Khue in Front Matter, page 309, and Back Matter
- Catfish and Mandala by Andrew Pham in Front Matter, page 315, and Back Matter
- The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam by Bao Ninh in Front Matter, page 301, and Back Matter
- Vietnam and Angkor Wat (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by Richard Sterling in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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