{"product_id":"the-mountains-sing-9781643751351","title":"The Mountains Sing","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis \"moving and riveting\" book shares a layered, epic, multigenerational story of the Vietnam war and its aftermath (Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/i\u003e)​\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the epic sweep of Min Jin Lee's \u003ci\u003ePachinko\u003c\/i\u003e or Yaa Gyasi's \u003ci\u003eHomegoing\u003c\/i\u003e and the lyrical beauty of Vaddey Ratner's \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Banyan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mountains Sing \u003c\/i\u003etells an enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Trần family, set against the backdrop of the Việt Nam War. Trần Diệu Lan, who was born in 1920, was forced to flee her family farm with her six children during the Land Reform as the Communist government rose in the North. Years later in H? Nội, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Hồ Ch? Minh Trail to fight in a conflict that tore apart not just her beloved country, but also her family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Vivid, gripping, and steeped in the language and traditions of Việt Nam, \u003ci\u003eThe Mountains Sing \u003c\/i\u003ebrings to life the human costs of this conflict from the point of view of the Vietnamese people themselves, while showing us the true power of kindness and hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mountains Sing\u003c\/i\u003e is celebrated Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's first novel in English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice Selection \u003cbr\u003e Winner of the 2020 Lannan Literary Awards Fellowship \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[An] absorbing, stirring novel . . . that, in more than one sense, remedies history.\" --The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13267263\"\u003eMai Phan Que Nguyen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643751351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643751352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC032000\"\u003eWar \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn and raised in Việt Nam, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mountains Sing\u003c\/i\u003e, runner-up for the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, winner of the 2020 BookBrowse Best Debut Award, the 2021 International Book Awards, the 2021 PEN Oakland\/Josephine Miles Literary Award, and the 2020 Lannan Literary Award Fellowship for Fiction. She has published twelve books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction and has received some of the top literary prizes in Việt Nam. Her writing has been translated into twenty languages and has appeared in major publications, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She has a PhD in creative writing from Lancaster University. She is an advocate for the rights of disadvantaged groups in Việt Nam and has founded several scholarship programs, and she was named by Forbes Vietnam as one of twenty inspiring women of 2021. For more information, visit: http: \/\/www.nguyenphanquemai.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709618065645,"sku":"9781643751351","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_a8be52a8-4ba7-4292-b81c-8b467bbdf1d3.jpg?v=1747482936","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-mountains-sing-9781643751351","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}