25 Jun / Fourth Uncle in the Mountain: A Memoir of a Barefoot Doctor in Vietnam by Quang Van Nguyen and Marjorie Pivar [in AsianWeek]
An engaging memoir by the adopted son of a famed Vietnamese doctor and spiritual master. Growing up in a country devastated by war, the mischievous son eventually learns the ways of his wise and patient father, carrying on the family’s long legacy of healing and faith.
Review: “New and Notable Books,” AsianWeek, June 25, 2004
Readers: Adult
Published: 2004
By in Adult Readers, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost, Southeast Asian, Southeast Asian American, Vietnamese, Vietnamese American
Tags > AsianWeek, BookDragon, Coming-of-age, Family, Father/son relationship, Fourth Uncle in the Mountain, Identity, Marjorie Pivar, Parent/child relationship, Quang Van Nguyen, War