Saigon Calling: London 1963-75

Marcelino Truong's first book about the early years of the Vietnam war, the graphic memoir Such a...
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Author: Marcelino Truong
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Language: English
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Saigon Calling: London 1963-75 by Truong, Marcelino

Saigon Calling: London 1963-75

€37,75

Saigon Calling: London 1963-75

€37,75
Author: Marcelino Truong
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Marcelino Truong's first book about the early years of the Vietnam war, the graphic memoir Such a Lovely Little War (2016), received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews and was named one the season's best graphic novels by the New York Times. In this sequel, young Marcelino and his family move from Saigon to London in order to escape the war following the assassination of South Vietnamese President Diem, for whom Marcelino's diplomat father was a personal interpreter.

In London, his father struggles to build a new life for his children and his wife, whose bipolar spells are becoming increasingly violent. But for Marco and his siblings, swinging London is an exciting place to be: a new world of hedonists and hippies. At the same time, the news from their grandparents in Vietnam grows ever grimmer as the war intensifies and American involvement becomes increasingly muddied. Young Marcelino finds himself conflicted between embracing the peace-loving anti-war demonstrators and the strong, sentimental bond he feels toward a wounded Vietnam, whose conflict is not as simple as the demonstrators make it out to be.

With its audacious imagery and heart-rending text, Saigon Calling is a bold graphic memoir that strikes a remarkable balance between the intimate chronicle of a family undone by mental illness, and the large-scale tragedy of a country undone by war.

Marcelino Truong is an illustrator, painter, and author. He earned degrees in law at the Paris Institute of Political Studies and English literature at the Sorbonne.



Author: Marcelino Truong
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Published: 10/03/2017
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781551526898
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2017 pg. 81
Shelf Awareness 10/27/2017
Booklist 11/15/2017 pg. 37
Publishers Weekly 01/08/2018

About the Author
Marcelino Truong: Marcelino Truong is an illustrator, painter, and author. He earned degrees in law at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, and English literature at the Sorbonne. His first book, Such a Lovely Little War: Saigon 1961-63, was published in English in 2016.
David Homel: David Homel was born and raised in Chicago in 1952. He has been a journalist, editor, literary translator, and teacher, and has won numerous awards for translation, including the Governor General's Award for Literature, Canada's highest literary honor.


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