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Dust child : a novel / aNguyễn Phan Quế Mai.
In 1969, sisters Trang and Quỳnh, desperate to help their parents pay off debts, leave their rural village and become “bar girls” in Sài Gòn, drinking, flirting (and more) with American GIs in return for money. As the war moves closer to the city, the once-innocent Trang gets swept up in an irresistible romance with a young and charming American helicopter pilot. Decades later, an American veteran, Dan, returns to Việt Nam with his wife, Linda, hoping to find a way to heal from his PTSD and, unbeknownst to her, reckon with secrets from his past. At the same time, Phong;the son of a Black American soldier and a Vietnamese woman;embarks on a search to find both his parents and a way out of Việt Nam. Abandoned in front of an orphanage, Phong grew up being called “the dust of life,” “Black American imperialist,” and “child of the enemy,” and he dreams of a better life for himself and his family in the U.S.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781643752754
- ISBN: 1643752758
- Physical Description: 339 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2023.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Child of the Enemy -- Returning to the Land of Fear -- An Impossible Choice -- A Bird Finding Its Nest -- The Heat of Sai Gon -- Sai Gon Tea -- A Flash of Hope -- Facing the Consequences -- Behind the Dark Room -- The Tree of Love -- The Secret -- The Danger of Fire -- The Cost of Hope The Laughing Buddha -- War and Peace -- How to Be a Mother -- Finding a Needle at the Bottom of the Ocean -- The Past and the Future -- Revenge and Forgiveness -- Black Against White -- Love and Honor. |
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| Subject: | Children of military personnel > Vietnam > Fiction. Amerasians > Vietnam > Fiction. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Children > Fiction. Abandoned children > Vietnam > Fiction. Vietnamese Americans > Fiction. Families > Vietnam > Fiction. Vietnam > History > 20th century > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kansas City Public Library | FICTION NGUYEN 2023 (Text) | 0001012508813 | Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
In 1969, sisters Trang and Quỳnh, desperate to help their parents pay off debts, leave their rural village and become “bar girls” in Sài Gòn, drinking, flirting (and more) with American GIs in return for money. As the war moves closer to the city, the once-innocent Trang gets swept up in an irresistible romance with a young and charming American helicopter pilot. Decades later, an American veteran, Dan, returns to Việt Nam with his wife, Linda, hoping to find a way to heal from his PTSD and, unbeknownst to her, reckon with secrets from his past. At the same time, Phong;the son of a Black American soldier and a Vietnamese woman;embarks on a search to find both his parents and a way out of Việt Nam. Abandoned in front of an orphanage, Phong grew up being called “the dust of life,” “Black American imperialist,” and “child of the enemy,” and he dreams of a better life for himself and his family in the U.S.
