Catfish and Mandala A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
Pham, Andrew X. 1967-
Catfish and Mandala A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam Andrew X. Pham - U.S.A. Picador 1999 - 344tr. paperback, illustrations 21 cm
Catfish and Mandala is the poignant, lyrical tale of an American odyssey - a solo bicycle voyage around the Pacific Rim to Vietnam - made by a young Vietnamese-American man in pursuit of both his adopted homeland and his forsaken fatherland. Intertwined with an often humorous travelogue spanning a year of discovery is a memoir of war, escape, and, ultimately, family secrets. Written with narrative flair and a wonderful, eye-opening sense of adventure, Catfish and Mandala is an unforgettable search for cultural identity and a moving exploration of memory by a striking new voice in American letters.
9780312267179, 0312267177
Journey
Vietnamese culture
Autobiography
915.970444 / P532-A56
Catfish and Mandala A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam Andrew X. Pham - U.S.A. Picador 1999 - 344tr. paperback, illustrations 21 cm
Catfish and Mandala is the poignant, lyrical tale of an American odyssey - a solo bicycle voyage around the Pacific Rim to Vietnam - made by a young Vietnamese-American man in pursuit of both his adopted homeland and his forsaken fatherland. Intertwined with an often humorous travelogue spanning a year of discovery is a memoir of war, escape, and, ultimately, family secrets. Written with narrative flair and a wonderful, eye-opening sense of adventure, Catfish and Mandala is an unforgettable search for cultural identity and a moving exploration of memory by a striking new voice in American letters.
9780312267179, 0312267177
Journey
Vietnamese culture
Autobiography
915.970444 / P532-A56