Title:
Goodbye, Saigon: A Novel
Genre:
Fantasy
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Binding:
Hardcover
Edition:
1st
Narrative:
First Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
281
Number of Chapters:
33
Date Added:
2018-06-26 16:41:29
Synopsis:
Little Saigon, Westminster, California, 1993. Two female refugees - one from the ravages of wartime Vietnam, one from a more personal sort of hell - join together to forge an independent future in the violent, volatile world of Little Saigon.
Brash, fast-talking, self-promoting Anh, a diminutive Vietnamese beauty, supports her ever-extending family on tips from a coke-snorting, gambling lawyer. When he disappears, she finds in his place his secretery, Jana, a though, self-sufficient Angelo who needs money as desperatly as Anh does. Together they setup a bogus law practice in Little Saigon. Anh supplies the clients, Jana plays lawyer, and buisness thrives until the vicious Nep gang wants a piece of their action.
As Anh teaches Jana the ways of Little Saigon, a free-for-all cartoon of capitalism imposed on rigid and archaic traditions, we relive Anhs days as a young woman struggling through the relentless horrors of war. And when a vet who knew Anh in Vietnam comes to lead her into a new world, she is forced to enlist Janas aid to pay a blood debt to her past.
Nina Vida has created a community of vivid, unforgettable characters and has brought to life a fascinating society goverened by the archaic family structure of an agrarian society, transplanted to the hustle of Southern California - a mixture that results in violent gangs, blatant racism, and crazy capitilist dreams.
Brash, fast-talking, self-promoting Anh, a diminutive Vietnamese beauty, supports her ever-extending family on tips from a coke-snorting, gambling lawyer. When he disappears, she finds in his place his secretery, Jana, a though, self-sufficient Angelo who needs money as desperatly as Anh does. Together they setup a bogus law practice in Little Saigon. Anh supplies the clients, Jana plays lawyer, and buisness thrives until the vicious Nep gang wants a piece of their action.
As Anh teaches Jana the ways of Little Saigon, a free-for-all cartoon of capitalism imposed on rigid and archaic traditions, we relive Anhs days as a young woman struggling through the relentless horrors of war. And when a vet who knew Anh in Vietnam comes to lead her into a new world, she is forced to enlist Janas aid to pay a blood debt to her past.
Nina Vida has created a community of vivid, unforgettable characters and has brought to life a fascinating society goverened by the archaic family structure of an agrarian society, transplanted to the hustle of Southern California - a mixture that results in violent gangs, blatant racism, and crazy capitilist dreams.
Publisher:
Crown Publishers
Barcode:
0517599082
Place of Printing:
New York
Language:
English
Publisher Location:
United States
Typeset:
Times New Roman
Date Added:
2018-06-26 16:41:29
