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I thought this was going to be really good. It was the first novel translated from Vietnamese to English even though it was only published in 1988. That says a huge amount about many things, most of it supposition.
The plot follows the life of Hang, a young woman, in a series of flashbacks and contemporary reflections. We follow her as she studies in Moscow and visiting her ageing uncle there.
As she grows, she discovers what has caused the tensions between her, her mother, her aunt and her uncle, ...more
The plot follows the life of Hang, a young woman, in a series of flashbacks and contemporary reflections. We follow her as she studies in Moscow and visiting her ageing uncle there.
As she grows, she discovers what has caused the tensions between her, her mother, her aunt and her uncle, ...more
Jan 07, 2011
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