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Huynh Quang Nhuong

Born

in My Tho, Viet Nam

August 22, 1946

Died

December 31, 2001

Genre

Memoir

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Huynh earned his degree in chemistry from Saigon University in 1962. After the outbreak of the Vietnam War, Huynh was drafted into the South Vietnamese army, where he reached the rank of first lieutenant, and received a gold and a silver medal. Huynh was shot and paralyzed during the war, resulting in his trip to the United States in 1963 for physical therapy.

Huynh decided to stay in the United States, and earned an M.A. in Comparative Literature in 1971 from Long Island University, and in 1973 he earned an M.A. in French from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

His writing career began when his book The Land I Lost was published in 1982. The book received the ALA Notable Children's Book award, the ALA Booklist Editors' Choice ...more

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Average rating: 3.94 · 359 ratings · 40 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Water Buffalo Days: Growing Up in Vietnam – The True Story of Tank and His Boy in the Jungle for Children (Ages 8-12) by Huynh Quang Nhuong, Jean & Mou-Sien Tseng (Illustrations) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 297 ratings — published 1997 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Huynh Quang Nhuong's Stories: Tank the Water Buffalo, My Cousin, the Horse Snake, Opera, Karate and Bandits, the Unfaithful Birds 3.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Huynh Quang Nhuong's Stories: What You See Is What You Eat, My Father Was Mad at My Brother, My Old School Teacher, Our Friend Will Be A Priest, The Quail Cricket 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Huynh Quang Nhuong Interview with Kay Bonetti: liked it 3.00 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Water Buffalo Days: Growing Up in Vietnam 1st (first) Edition by Huynh Quang Nhuong published by HarperCollins (1999) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MEIN VERLORENES LAND. Erlebnisse eines Jungen aus Vietnam. Illustriert von Jub Monster. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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