We Should Never Meet: Stories
The eight linked stories that comprise Aimee Phan's chilling debut are inspired by "Operation Babylift," the evacuation of thousands of orphans from Vietnam to America weeks before the fall of Saigon. Moving effortlessly between the war-torn homeland and Orange County's "Little Saigon," Phan...
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The eight linked stories that comprise Aimee Phan's chilling debut are inspired by "Operation Babylift," the evacuation of thousands of orphans from Vietnam to America weeks before the fall of Saigon. Moving effortlessly between the war-torn homeland and Orange County's "Little Saigon," Phan chronicles the journeys of four such orphans. Passionate and beautifully written, We Should Never Meet is an utterly fresh reconsideration of the Vietnam War for a new generation and heralds the arrival of one of "the very best of the new wave of Asian-American authors" (David Wong Louie).
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312322670 (0312322674)
ASIN: 312322674
Publish date: November 15th 2005
Publisher: Picador
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
A solid 3.5 stars. Some of the stories were quite strong, while others never really went anywhere. Phan is a skillful writer, deftly tying her stories together without resorting to gimmick.
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