The Mountains Sing

With the epic sweep of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko and Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing and the lyrical beauty of Vaddey Ratner's In the Shadow of the Banyan, The Mountains Sing tells an enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Trần family, set against the backdrop of the Việt Nam War. Trần Diệu Lan, who was born in 1920, was forced to flee her family farm with her six children during the Land Reform as the Communist government rose in the North. Years later in H Nội, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Hồ Ch Minh Trail to fight in a conflict that tore not just her beloved country, but her family apart. Vivid, gripping, and steeped in the language and traditions of Việt Nam, The Mountains Sing brings to life the human costs of this conflict from the point of view of the Vietnamese people themselves, while showing us the true power of kindness and hope. The Mountains Sing is celebrated Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's first novel in English.

Author: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: 03/17/2020
Binding Type: CD
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 6.40h x 5.50w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781690588054

About the Author
Mai, Nguyễn Phan Quế: - Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai was born into the Việt Nam War and grew up witnessing the war's devastation and its aftermath. Having worked as a street seller and rice farmer, she won a scholarship to attend university in Australia. The author of eight books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, she has had her writing translated and published in more than ten countries and was the 2010 recipient of the Poetry of the Year Award. She currently resides with her family in Jakarta.Ngo, Quyen: - Quyen Ngo has previously worked as an on-air radio host, a DJ, and a reporter. After her time in commercial radio, she founded a podcast focused on telling stories from and about Vietnam. She works with reporters in both story development and tracking/voice in Los Angeles.