· The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai part of SFPL's APIA Heritage Month. “In The Mountains Sing, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai has found a true and clear voice in English that is rich and compelling the way only those who come to English as a second language can sometimes manage.” —Bruce Weigl, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of the bestselling memoir The Circle of Hanh ”A poignant and vivid portrayal of a brutal slice of Vietnamese history from a perspective that is so rarely heard /5(K). · “The Mountains Sing,” the first novel in English by the Vietnamese poet Nguyen Phan Que Mai, imagines her country’s traumatic 20th century through Author: Gaiutra Bahadur.
Vietnamese author Nguyen Phan Que Mai grew up amid the devastation of war. Her memories of that time, and her family's experiences, became the inspiration for her new novel, The Mountains Sing. Listen to author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai reading from THE MOUNTAINS SING. Vivid, gripping, and steeped in the language and traditions of Việt Nam, The Mountains. The Mountains Sing, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (Oneworld, August ; Algonquin, March ) The action begins in the village of Vinh Phuc. The Tran family, one of the richest in Nghe An province, are landowners and farmers. They employ local villagers and treat them fairly.
“The Mountains Sing,” the first novel in English by the Vietnamese poet Nguyen Phan Que Mai, imagines her country’s traumatic 20th century through the stories of three generations of women. “In The Mountains Sing, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai has found a true and clear voice in English that is rich and compelling the way only those who come to English as a second language can sometimes manage.” —Bruce Weigl, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of the bestselling memoir The Circle of Hanh ”A poignant and vivid portrayal of a brutal slice of Vietnamese history from a perspective that is so rarely heard abroad: that of the Vietnamese themselves. The Mountains Sing. Algonquin Books, The novel is divided into two storylines: the main story in Hà Nội, where Hương lives through the war and its aftermath through the 70s, and Diệu Lan’s life from – which includes the Great Hunger and the Land Reform, during which she escaped to Hà Nội.
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