01368nam a2200301 a 450000500170000000800200001702000300003704100080006708200150007508200130009010000200010310000100012310000110013324500240014424500690016824500190023726000110025626000120026726000090027930000110028830000290029930000100032852006090033865000120094765000230095965000180098285600660100020260119071337.02024-04-04 11:43:12  a9780312267179, 0312267177  aeng  a915.970444  bP532-A56  aPham, Andrew X.  d1967-  eAuthor  aCatfish and Mandala  bA Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam  cAndrew X. Pham  aU.S.A.  bPicador  c1999  a344tr.  bpaperback, illustrations  c21 cm  aCatfish 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.  aJourney  aVietnamese culture  aAutobiography4 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/14235/ca.jpgyCover Image