Other moons [electronic resource] : Vietnamese short stories of the American War and its aftermath / translated and edited by Quan Manh Ha and Joseph Babcock ; foreword by Bao Ninh.

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"In this anthology, Vietnamese writers describe their experience of what they call the American War and its lasting legacy through the lens of their own vital artistic visions. A North Vietnamese soldier forms a bond with an abandoned puppy. Cousins find their lives upended by the revelation that th...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ha, Quan Manh (Translator)
Babcock, Joseph, 1985- (Translator)
Bảo Ninh (writer of foreword.)
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Vietnam > Fiction.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Influence > Fiction.
Short stories, Vietnamese > Translations into English.
Genre:
Fiction.
Translations into English.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2020 (EBSCO)
eBook Poetry & Short Story Reference Center (EBSCOhost): 2020 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2020 (EBSCO)
eBook Public Library Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2020 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Other Moons: Vietnamese Short Stories of the American War and Its Aftermath
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Foreword: Writing About War Is Writing About Peace
  • Introduction: A Note on the Selection and Translation of Stories
  • Unsung Hero
  • White Clouds Flying
  • Louse Crab Season
  • Birds in Formation
  • A Crescent Moon in the Woods
  • Ms. Thoai
  • The Corporal
  • Red Apples
  • The Most Beautiful Girl in the Village
  • Brother, When Will You Come Home?
  • War
  • The Chau River Pier
  • Storms
  • They Became Men
  • An American Service Hamlet
  • Love and War
  • The Person Coming from the Woods
  • Out of the Laughing Woods
  • The Sorrow Wasn't Just Ours
  • A Moral Murderer.