The novel ends with Tam, Huong and their children honoring Dieu Lan by burning a manuscript of their shared story at her grave so she can read the words in heaven. The son ca is also present at the rite and is a key metaphor.31 Jul 2020
Is the mountains sing fiction or nonfiction?
"This multigenerational tale chronicles the Trần family as a Vietnamese woman visits Hanoi and reflects on the life lessons shared by her late grandmother." “The Mountains Sing is an epic account of Việt Nam's painful 20th century history, both vast in scope and intimate in its telling.
How long is the mountains sing?
ISBN-13: 9781643751351
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Publication date: 03/16/2021
Pages: 368
Sales rank: 25,873
Product dimensions: 8.20(w) x 5.40(h) x 0.90(d)
What is the book the mountains sing about?
In The Mountains Sing, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai has created a luminous, complex family narrative that spans nearly a century of Vietnamese history, from the French colonial period through the communist Viet Minh's rise to power, the separation between North and South Vietnam, the Vietnam War, all the way to the present day.19 Mar 2020
How many pages is the mountain sings?
THE MOUNTAINS SING 342 pp. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.17 Mar 2020