Tales from a Mountain City
A Vietnam War Memoir
by Quynh Dao
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Pub Date Nov 11 2012 | Archive Date Dec 31 2013
Description
Tales from a Mountain City is a blend of history and memoir told by a young Vietnamese girl growing up during the last years of the war and the communist regime. This is a poignant account of the innocence of a child, the innocence of a people, shattered again and again by the cruel tides of power and dogma, clinging tenaciously to their traditions, their home provinces, their hometowns, until the sheer pervasiveness of a communist value system drives them to suicide or exile. Indirectly, this story raises many questions on nationalism and qualities of power, freedom and independence, human rights and human nature.
Tales from a Mountain City was first published as a hardback edition in November 2010, and was shortlisted for the Asher Literary Award in May 2011 and the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing in August 2012. The publisher, Odyssey Books, is proud to be re-releasing the title in trade paperback format in November 2012.
A Note From the Publisher
About the Author: Quynh Dao escaped Vietnam by boat to Malaysia and came to Australia as a refugee in 1979. She is a member of the Refugee Council and Amnesty International.
Advance Praise
“Quynh Dao’s book is part history, part autobiography. She has written an extraordinary account of a family utterly destroyed by Marxist-Leninist ideology over a period of 30 years. And yet, her will to survive was indomitable. This is not just the story of one family; it is the story of a nation.” — News Weekly
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780980690910 |
| PRICE | A$22.95 (AUD) |
