AWW21 The Mountains Sing - Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai’s The Mountains Sing is the epic,
multigenerational tale of the Tran family, set against the
backdrop of the Vietnam War. Spanning the French colonial period
to the present day, we follow the lives of matriarch Diệu Lan and
her granddaughter Huong. Diệu Lan tells Huong of Vietnam’s taboo
on discussing “the wrongdoing of those in power, for they give
themselves the right to rewrite history.” With luminous prose and
a compelling immersive story, The Mountains Sing breaks that
silence.


Chaired by Caroline Baum