The mountains sing : a novel / Nguŷẽn Phan Qûé Mai.
"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.
- Copyright: ©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. |
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Subject: | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Fiction. Families > Vietnam > Fiction. Vietnam > History > 20th century > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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- 22 of 24 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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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 | Available | - |
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 | Checked Out | 05/09/2024 |
Lower Macungie Library | FIC NGU (Text) | 33400001482358 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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.