The Mountains Sing

A family saga set against the backdrop of 20th century Vietnam. Born in 1920, Tran's family lost everything after the Communist government came to power. Many years later, her country is once again at war, and her granddaughter watches her parents disappear down the Ho Chi Minh Trail to fight. Debut novel from a celebrated Vietnamese poet, which has received rave reviews is the US.

About the author

Dr Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is an award-winning Vietnamese poet and novelist. She is the author of eleven books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Her books in Vietnamese have received the 2010 Poetry of the Year Award from the Hanoi Writers Association, the Capital’s Literature & Arts Award, and First Prize in the Poetry Competition celebrating 1,000 Years of Hanoi. Her debut novel and first book in English, The Mountains Sing, is an International Bestseller, runner-up in the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Winner of the 2020 BookBrowse Best Debut Award, Winner of the Blogger's Book Prize 2021, Winner of the 2021 International Book Awards, Winner of the 2021 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, and Winner of the 2020 Lannan Literary Award Fellowship for "a work of exceptional quality" and for "contribution to peace and reconciliation". For more information, visit: nguyenphanquemai.com

Summary

An intimate, stirring portrait of a country at war and a family's battle to survive

Product details

• Authors: Mai Phan Que Nguyen, Que Mai Phan Nguyen, Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Nguyen Que Mai Phan, Que Mai Phan Nguyen
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781786079220
• ISBN: 978-1-78607-922-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 242 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Vietnam, FICTION / General, FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, War & combat fiction, Fiction companions, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Modern warfare, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Specific wars and campaigns, Fiction-Related Items, Vietnam War, Vietnam War fiction, Vietnamese, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary