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We Should Never Meet - by Aimee Phan (Paperback)

Name: We Should Never Meet - by Aimee Phan (Paperback)
Brand: Picador USA
SKU: 91537418
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The eight linked stories that comprise Aimee Phan's chilling debut are inspired by "Operation Babylift," the evacuation of thousands of orphans from Vietnam to America weeks before the fall of Saigon.
About the Author: Aimee Phan was born in 1977 in Orange County, California, and now teaches creative writing at Washington State University, where she is at work on a novel.
256 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary

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The eight linked stories that comprise Aimee Phan's chilling debut are inspired by "Operation Babylift," the evacuation of thousands of orphans from Vietnam to America weeks before the fall of Saigon. Moving effortlessly between the war-torn homeland and Orange County's "Little Saigon," Phan chronicles the journeys of four such orphans. Passionate and beautifully written, We Should Never Meet is an utterly fresh reconsideration of the Vietnam War for a new generation and heralds the arrival of one of "the very best of the new wave of Asian-American authors" (David Wong Louie).

Review Quotes

"With almost plainsong dialogue and unornamented description that takes you straight to the troubled hearts of these people . . . Phan [builds] an unsentimental, profoundly persuasive portrait of ordinary people making the best of extraordinary, almost inexpressible tragedy." --Elle

"Remarkable . . . The stories are indelible yet float past you . . . many complicated issues are brought to life here." --San Francisco Chronicle

"Phan charts [these] journeys with acuity, sensitivity, [and] wisdom." --Los Angeles Times

"Phan accomplishes what only a true artist can: she gives voice to the voiceless and makes them speak for us all. This is a thrillingly important book." --Robert Olen Butler

"There is nothing more satisfying for readers than having an author take them to a place they think they know, and then showing them how very little they actually do." --Hartford Courant

About the Author

Aimee Phan was born in 1977 in Orange County, California, and now teaches creative writing at Washington State University, where she is at work on a novel.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)

Weight: .75 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 256

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Literary

Publisher: Picador USA

Format: Paperback

Author: Aimee Phan

Language: English

Street Date: November 15, 2005

TCIN: 91537418

UPC: 9780312322670

Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-2903

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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