Nguyen, Viet Thanh
UNTITLED VIET THANH NGUYEN ESSAYS
- ISBN 13:
- 9781472155641
- author:
- Nguyen, Viet Thanh
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Corsair
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 15.8 x 23.6 x 3.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Biography, Personal Memoirs, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Viet Thanh Nguyen's A Man of Two Faces is a memoir that reimagines his own life as a film. With insight and humour, he explores the complexities of identity, refugeehood, colonization, and belonging in America. Nguyen recounts his childhood, forced to flee Vietnam with his family at the age of four, and his experiences growing up in suburban San José. He shares moments of violence and trauma, including the Christmas Eve when he learned that his parents had been shot while working at their grocery store. As a teenager, he grappled with the contradictions of being both American and Vietnamese. Through his story, Nguyen sheds light on the darker aspects of the American Dream, revealing a country where sunny façades hide violent realities. A Man of Two Faces is a powerful exploration of identity, family, and belonging, written with trademark sardonic wit and incisive analysis.
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