The mountains sing
A story of loss and sorrow, of longing for peace and normalcy, and—above all—of the triumph of hope over despair.
Dust child
Another triumph! Powerful and deeply empathetic. A heartbreaking tale of lost ideals, human devotion, and hard-won redemption.
The secret of Hoa Sen
The Secret of Hoa Sen, Poems in Vietnamese & English (translated with Bruce Weigl), BOA Editions (Lannan Translations Selection Series, 2014)
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Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Born and raised in Việt Nam, Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (pronounced ŋwiən fα:n kwey mai) is the author of the global best-selling novels The Mountains Sing and Dust Child, Winner of the BookBrowse Best Debut Award, the International Book Awards, the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, the Nota Bene Prize, the Rhegium Julii Award, the Lannan Literary Award Fellowship for Fiction, as well as Runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Born in a small village in the North of Vietnam in 1973, Quế Mai migrated with her family to the Mekong Delta, South of Việt Nam when she was six years old.
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