Hanoi. The mysterious mountain jungles. The demimondes of the Hue court and the Saigon cafes. A rural commune. A raucous tailor shop. Just as they traverse wide landscapes, these seventeen stories by the best Vietnamese writers also harken through...
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Hanoi. The mysterious mountain jungles. The demimondes of the Hue court and the Saigon cafes. A rural commune. A raucous tailor shop. Just as they traverse wide landscapes, these seventeen stories by the best Vietnamese writers also harken through time to the roots of Vietnamese culture.
Seventeen stories about Vietnam, the land and its people. They range from Nguyen Huy Thiep's Salt of the Jungle, on a monkey hunt, to Qui The's Scent of the Tiger, on a woman who tames tigers Seventeen stories about Vietnam, the land and its people....
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Seventeen stories about Vietnam, the land and its people. They range from Nguyen Huy Thiep's Salt of the Jungle, on a monkey hunt, to Qui The's Scent of the Tiger, on a woman who tames tigers Seventeen stories about Vietnam, the land and its people. They range from Nguyen Huy Thiep's Salt of the Jungle, on a monkey hunt, to Qui The's Scent of the Tiger, on a woman who tames tigers028A
Salt of the jungle / Nguyen Huy Thiep -- The shelter / Duong Thu Huong -- The Saigon tailor shop / Pham Thi Hoai -- The goat meat special / Ho Anh Thai -- A small tragedy / Le Minh Khue -- Crossing the river / Nguyen Huy Thiep -- The stranded fish / Doan Quoc Sy -- A river's mystery / Bao Ninh -- The color of sorrow / Nguyen Qui Duc -- Dark wood and shadows / Andrew Q. Lam -- Remembrance of the countryside / Nguyen Huy Thiep -- The colonel / Thich Duc Thien -- How long until the end of bitterness? / Vu Bao -- Dresses, dresses / Linh Bao -- Fired gold / Nguyen Huy Thiep -- Scent of the tiger / Quy The -- The white horse / Nguyen Ba Trac.
