Unknown father : a Vietnamese Eurasian life spanning colonialism, independence, and communism
- Éditeur
- L'Harmattan
- Format
- Livre Broché
- Collection
- Rue des Ecoles, Récits
- Catégorie
- Littérature française
- Langue
- Français
- Parution
- 04 - 2022
- Nombre de pages
- 541
- EAN
- 9782140255991
- Dimensions
- 16 × 24 × mm
Résumé du livre
Unknown Father is the English version of the book De Père Inconnu by the same author, and published by L'Harmattan in 2015, with a second edition in 2016. Like the Vietnamese version Cha Vô Danh, also published by L'Harmattan in 2019, this English version is not a literal translation of the French version, but a rewriting by the author himself for an English- speaking audience.
« I was spellbound both by the content and by the writing style. This book looks deeply into the lives of Vietnamese as well as into the soul of Vietnam as a country.
A unique mix of biography, culture, history, and politics, it is important reading for a variety of American and of other English-speaking audiences. It would be very interesting for younger ethnic Vietnamese descended from the diaspora, especially as the Fall of Saigon nears its 50th anniversary. »
John R. Bondanella