Beyond Illusions: A Novel by Duong Thu Huong, translated by Nina McPherson and Phan Huy Duong [in aMagazine: Inside Asian America]
01 Feb, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Repost, Translation, Vietnamese
Love story gone wrong about an over-idealistic woman who becomes disillusioned with her weak husband's reality and becomes the mistress of a has-been, philandering conductor desperate to get back in the spotlight.
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First-ever memoir available in English about the horrors of surviving and escaping the brutal Communist labor camps of closed, barren North Korea.
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Intriguing, disturbing short story collection from the author of haunting Red Sorghum.
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From one of Taiwan’s best-known writers, Apples is a superb collection filled with sharp, resonating stories about simple native folk surviving day to day, fighting poverty and isolation.
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Fabulous, dark love story of twisted sorts between a Chinese prostitute and a young white boy during the brutal days of late 1800s San Francisco.
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Here's the young adult version of Chen’s lyrical bestseller, Colors of the Mountain.
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