The Refugees: Viet Thanh Nguyen - Brossura

Nguyen, Viet Thanh

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ISBN 10: 1472153782 ISBN 13: 9781472153784

Casa editrice: Corsair, 2018

Riassunto

In The Refugees, Viet Thanh Nguyen gives voice to lives led between two worlds, the adopted homeland and the country of birth. From a young Vietnamese refugee who suffers profound culture shock when he comes to live with two gay men in San Francisco, to a woman whose husband is suffering from dementia and starts to confuse her for a former lover, to a girl living in Ho Chi Minh City whose older half-sister comes back from America having seemingly accomplished everything she never will, the stories are a captivating testament to the dreams and hardships of immigration. The second piece of fiction by a major new voice, The Refugees is a beautifully written and sharply observed book about the aspirations of those who leave one country for another, and the relationships and desires for self-fulfillment that define our lives.

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Descrizione del libro:

The Refugees is a collection of perfectly formed stories written over a period of twenty years, exploring questions of immigration, identity, love, and family.

L'autore:

Viet Thanh Nguyen is the author of the nonfiction book Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War. The Sympathizer has won numerous awards, including the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. He teaches English and American Studies at the University of Southern California and lives in Los Angeles.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Corsair
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1472153782
• ISBN 13: 9781472153784
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 224