The Mountains Sing

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A poetic and poignant tale of resilience.

This book is a must-read for those who appreciate lyrical writing and stories that delve into the human spirit. Through the multigenerational journey of the Trần family, it vividly portrays the devastating impact of the Việt Nam War on individuals and their relationships. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's poetic prose weaves together historical events and personal narratives, capturing the resilience, hope, and power of love amidst adversity. Get ready to embark on an emotional rollercoaster that will leave you both heartbroken and inspired.

  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Fiction (2021)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Mountains Sing

Regular price $10.29
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$9.26 Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9781643751351
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Date of Publication: 2021-03-16
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: War, Asian Literature
Goodreads rating: 4.32
(rated by 42093 readers)

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A New York Times Editors’ Choice SelectionA Winner of the 2020 Lannan Literary Awards Fellowship A Best Book of 2020: NPR's Book Concierge * PopMatters * Washington Independent Review of Books * Real Simple * The Buzz Magazine * NB Magazine​ * BookBrowse * Paperback Paris * Writer's Bone * Global Atlanta   "[An] absorbing, stirring novel . . . that, in more than one sense, remedies history." —The New York Times Book Review“A triumph, a novelistic rendition of one of the most difficult times in Vietnamese history . . . Vast in scope and intimate in its telling . . . Moving and riveting.” —VIET THANH NGUYEN, author of The Sympathizer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize With the epic sweep of Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko or Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing and the lyrical beauty of Vaddey Ratner’s In the Shadow of the Banyan, The Mountains Sing tells 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 Hà Nội, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Hồ Chí Minh Trail to fight in a conflict that tore apart not just her beloved country, but also her family. Vivid, gripping, and steeped in the language and traditions of Việt Nam, The Mountains Sing brings 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.The Mountains Sing is celebrated Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai’s first novel in English.
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A poetic and poignant tale of resilience.

This book is a must-read for those who appreciate lyrical writing and stories that delve into the human spirit. Through the multigenerational journey of the Trần family, it vividly portrays the devastating impact of the Việt Nam War on individuals and their relationships. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's poetic prose weaves together historical events and personal narratives, capturing the resilience, hope, and power of love amidst adversity. Get ready to embark on an emotional rollercoaster that will leave you both heartbroken and inspired.

  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Fiction (2021)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.