{"product_id":"the-mountains-sing-9781643751351","title":"The Mountains Sing","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Winner of the 2020 Lannan Literary Awards Fellowship \u003cbr\u003e A Best Book of 2020: \u003ci\u003eNPR's Book Concierge \u003c\/i\u003e* \u003ci\u003ePopMatters \u003c\/i\u003e* \u003ci\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books \u003c\/i\u003e* \u003ci\u003eReal Simple \u003c\/i\u003e* \u003ci\u003eThe Buzz Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eNB Magazine​ \u003c\/i\u003e* \u003ci\u003eBookBrowse \u003c\/i\u003e* \u003ci\u003ePaperback Paris \u003c\/i\u003e* \u003ci\u003eWriter's Bone\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eGlobal Atlanta\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" An] absorbing, stirring novel . . . that, in more than one sense, remedies history.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Pulitzer Prize\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 H  Nội, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Hồ Ch  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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643751351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368","brand":"Mai Phan Que Nguyen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38521707659445,"sku":"9781643751351","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c89e76ca-f068-4961-8055-fbb61fa3be28.jpg?v=1613487026","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-mountains-sing-9781643751351","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}