Quiet as they come
By: Angie Chau
Publisher: Ig Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Brooklyn, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9781935439189
Subjects: Vietnamese Americans; Autobiographical fiction; Fiction; Refugees; History
Description: In the tradition of authors like Jhumpha Lahiri, Quiet As They Come is a beautiful and at times brutal portrait of a people caught between two cultures. Set in San Francisco from the 1980s to the present day, this debut collection explores the lives of several families of Vietnamese immigrants as they struggle to adjust to life in their new country, often haunted by the memories and customs of their old lives in Vietnam. While some are able to survive and assimilate, others are crushed by the promise of the "American Dream." No matter their fate, you will never be able to forget the people you meet in this remarkable collection.
Table of contents: title: Hunger --; title: The pussycats --; title: Everything forbidden --; title: Quiet as they come --; title: A map back to the world and into your heart --; title: Silver girl --; title: Taps --; title: They were dangerous --; title: Arcade games --; title: In the season of milk fruit --; title: Relief.