Author: | Caroline Vu | ISBN: | 9781771830362 |
Publisher: | Guernica Editions | Publication: | July 1, 2015 |
Imprint: | Guernica | Language: | English |
Author: | Caroline Vu |
ISBN: | 9781771830362 |
Publisher: | Guernica Editions |
Publication: | July 1, 2015 |
Imprint: | Guernica |
Language: | English |
Daniel, a young French-Vietnamese man, lies dying in a Montreal hospital. Spurned by his family for contracting AIDS in Provincetown, Daniel spends his last months in despair. Only his cousin Mai stays by his side to record the darkest of family secrets. From French Indochina to present day North America, this novel follows three generations of a Vietnamese family as they endure their own folly and the whims of history.
Daniel, a young French-Vietnamese man, lies dying in a Montreal hospital. Spurned by his family for contracting AIDS in Provincetown, Daniel spends his last months in despair. Only his cousin Mai stays by his side to record the darkest of family secrets. From French Indochina to present day North America, this novel follows three generations of a Vietnamese family as they endure their own folly and the whims of history.