Dust Child - The International Bestseller

A powerful, captivating tale of family secrets and hidden heartache from an internationally acclaimed author

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

A powerful, captivating tale of family secrets and hidden heartache from an internationally acclaimed author

Product details

• Authors: Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Nguy?n Phan Qu? Mai, Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9780861545407
• ISBN: 978-0-86154-540-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Vietnam, FICTION / General, FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction & related items, Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Friendship, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, FICTION / Family Life / Siblings, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: displacement, exile, migration, Fiction: general and literary, Fiction: narrative themes, Vietnam War fiction, FICTION / Multiple Timelines, FICTION / Own Voices, FICTION / World Literature / Southeast Asia, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary