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9781880684474

The Stars, the Earth, the River

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  • ISBN13:

    9781880684474

  • ISBN10:

    1880684470

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1997-04-01
  • Publisher: Curbstone Pr
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Summary

These fourteen stories, written over the last two decades, give readers a view of life in Vietnam before, during and after the war with the United States. They explore in direct, clear language such themes as love and war, the tangles of family relationships, and the complexities of post-war life.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii(12)
Translators' Note xix
The Distant Stars
1(20)
The Blue Sky
21(16)
A Day on the Road
37(18)
Scenes from an Alley
55(9)
Fragile as a Sunray
64(5)
Rain
69(7)
The Almighty Dollar
76(21)
The Last Rain of the Monsoon
97(20)
Tony D
117(18)
A Very Late Afternoon
135(15)
The Coolie's Tale
150(8)
An Evening Away from the City
158(20)
A Small Tragedy
178(40)
The River
218

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