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The mountains sing : a novel / Nguŷẽn Phan Qûé Mai.

Summary:
"The multigenerational tale of the Tr̀ân family, set against the backdrop of the Vîẹt Nam War. Tr̀ân Dịêu 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 Hà Ṇôi, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Ĥò Chí Minh Trail to fight in a conflict that will tear not just her beloved country but her family apart"-- ‡cProvided by publisher. Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781616208189
  • ISBN: 161620818X
  • Physical Description: 342 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2020.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
The tallest mountains -- Red on the white grains -- The fortune teller -- Getting up and falling down again -- The great hunger -- My father's gift -- The land reform -- The journey south -- The walk -- My mother's secret -- Destination -- The country bumpkin boy -- The way to happiness -- My Uncle Minh -- Facing the enemy -- My grandmother's songs.
Subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Fiction.
Families > Vietnam > Fiction.
Vietnam > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 23 of 24 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 2 current holds with 24 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library FICTION NGUYEN (Text) 50686015608511 Storage Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F NGU (Text) 33240005331171 Adult Fiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library FIC NGUYEN, QUE MAI (Text) 36446002011073 Adult Fiction Available -
Gettysburg Library HIST FIC NGUYEN PHAN (Text) 35740635611361 Historical Fiction Available -
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Adults NGU Historical (Text) 34007002445711 Adult Area Recently Returned -
Highland Community Library F NGU (Text) 35610000966825 HGHM Fiction Available -
Huntingdon County Library F NGU (Text) 30298100571011 Fiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Fiction Nguỹên (Text) 39427103496469 Fiction Room: Adult Fiction Available -
Kreutz Creek Valley Library Adults NGU Fiction (Text) 34261000526747 Adult Area Available -
Lower Macungie Library FIC NGU (Text) 33400001482358 Adult Fiction Available -

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