{"product_id":"the-mountains-sing","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 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. \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\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1643751352\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781643751351\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Nguyen, Mai Phan Que, N\/A, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Mar 2021)","offer_id":45657426985157,"sku":"9781643751351","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781643751351.jpg?v=1768891502","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-mountains-sing","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}