1998, ISBN: 9780140263619

Hailed by critics and writers as powerful, important fiction, Monkey Bridge charts the unmapped territory of the Vietnamese American experience in the aftermath of war. Like navigati… More...

Hailed by critics and writers as powerful, important fiction, Monkey Bridge charts the unmapped territory of the Vietnamese American experience in the aftermath of war. Like navigating a monkey bridge&#8212;a bridge, built of spindly bamboo, used by peasants for centuries&#8212;the narrative traverses perilously between worlds past and present, East and West, in telling two interlocking stories: one, the Vietnamese version of the classic immigrant experience in America, told by a young girl; and the second, a dark tale of betrayal, political intrigue, family secrets, and revenge&#8212;her mother's tale. The haunting and beautiful terrain of Monkey Bridge is the 'luminous motion,' as it is called in Vietnamese myth and legend, between generations, encompassing Vietnamese lore, history, and dreams of the past as well as of the future. 'With incredible lightness, balance and elegance,' writes Isabel Allende, 'Lan Cao crosses over an abyss of pain, loss, separation and exile, connecting on one level the opposite realities of Vietnam and North America, and on a deeper level the realities of the material world and the world of the spirits.'    &#8226; Quality Paperback Book Club Selection and New Voices Award nominee    &#8226; A Kiriyama Pacific Rim Award Book Prize nominee Buch (fremdspr.) Lan Cao Taschenbuch, Random House N.Y., 01.06.1998, Random House N.Y., 1998<

ISBN: 9780140263619

Hailed by critics and writers as powerful, important fiction, Monkey Bridge charts the unmapped territory of the Vietnamese American experience in the aftermath of war. Like navigating a … More...

Hailed by critics and writers as powerful, important fiction, Monkey Bridge charts the unmapped territory of the Vietnamese American experience in the aftermath of war. Like navigating a monkey bridgeâ??a bridge, built of spindly bamboo, used by peasants for centuriesâ??the narrative traverses perilously between worlds past and present, East and West, in telling two interlocking stories: one, the Vietnamese version of the classic immigrant experience in America, told by a young girl; and the second, a dark tale of betrayal, political intrigue, family secrets, and revengeâ??her mother''s tale. The haunting and beautiful terrain of Monkey Bridge is the ""luminous motion,"" as it is called in Vietnamese myth and legend, between generations, encompassing Vietnamese lore, history, and dreams of the past as well as of the future. ""With incredible lightness, balance and elegance,"" writes Isabel Allende, ""Lan Cao crosses over an abyss of pain, loss, separation and exile, connecting on one level the opposite realities of Vietnam and North America, and on a deeper level the realities of the material world and the world of the spirits."" â?¢ Quality Paperback Book Club Selection and New Voices Award nominee â?¢ A Kiriyama Pacific Rim Award Book Prize nominee | Monkey Bridge by Lan Cao Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > Fiction > Literary P10140, Lan Cao<

ISBN: 9780140263619

Hailed by critics and writers as powerful, important fiction, Monkey Bridge charts the unmapped territory of the Vietnamese American experience in the aftermath of war. Like navigating a … More...

Hailed by critics and writers as powerful, important fiction, Monkey Bridge charts the unmapped territory of the Vietnamese American experience in the aftermath of war. Like navigating a monkey bridge—a bridge, built of spindly bamboo, used by peasants for centuries—the narrative traverses perilously between worlds past and present, East and West, in telling two interlocking stories: one, the Vietnamese version of the classic immigrant experience in America, told by a young girl; and the second, a dark tale of betrayal, political intrigue, family secrets, and revenge—her mother''s tale. The haunting and beautiful terrain of Monkey Bridge is the ""luminous motion,"" as it is called in Vietnamese myth and legend, between generations, encompassing Vietnamese lore, history, and dreams of the past as well as of the future. ""With incredible lightness, balance and elegance,"" writes Isabel Allende, ""Lan Cao crosses over an abyss of pain, loss, separation and exile, connecting on one level the opposite realities of Vietnam and North America, and on a deeper level the realities of the material world and the world of the spirits."" • Quality Paperback Book Club Selection and New Voices Award nominee • A Kiriyama Pacific Rim Award Book Prize nominee | Monkey Bridge by Lan Cao Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > Fiction > Literary P10140, Lan Cao<

ISBN: 9780140263619

Hailed by critics and writers as powerful, important fiction, Monkey Bridge charts the unmapped territory of the Vietnamese American experience in the aftermath of war. Like navigating a … More...

Hailed by critics and writers as powerful, important fiction, Monkey Bridge charts the unmapped territory of the Vietnamese American experience in the aftermath of war. Like navigating a monkey bridge—a bridge, built of spindly bamboo, used by peasants for centuries—the narrative traverses perilously between worlds past and present, East and West, in telling two interlocking stories: one, the Vietnamese version of the classic immigrant experience in America, told by a young girl; and the second, a dark tale of betrayal, political intrigue, family secrets, and revenge—her mother''s tale. The haunting and beautiful terrain of Monkey Bridge is the "luminous motion," as it is called in Vietnamese myth and legend, between generations, encompassing Vietnamese lore, history, and dreams of the past as well as of the future. "With incredible lightness, balance and elegance," writes Isabel Allende, "Lan Cao crosses over an abyss of pain, loss, separation and exile, connecting on one level the opposite realities of Vietnam and North America, and on a deeper level the realities of the material world and the world of the spirits."    • Quality Paperback Book Club Selection and New Voices Award nominee    • A Kiriyama Pacific Rim Award Book Prize nominee Books > Fiction > Asian American List_Books, [PU: Penguin Books]<

ISBN: 9780140263619

Paperback, [PU: Penguin Putnam Inc], Charting the unmapped territory of the Vietnamese American experience in the aftermath of war, the narratives here traverse perilously between worlds … More...

Paperback, [PU: Penguin Putnam Inc], Charting the unmapped territory of the Vietnamese American experience in the aftermath of war, the narratives here traverse perilously between worlds past and present, East and West, telling two interlocking stories., Contemporary Fiction<