Catfish and mandala : a two-wheeled voyage through the landscape and memory of Vietnam
Pham, Andrew X., 1967-
Catfish and mandala : a two-wheeled voyage through the landscape and memory of Vietnam / Andrew X. Pham - New York : Picador , 1999. - 344 p. ; 24 cm.
Pham was born in Vietnam in 1967, moved with his family to California, and now lives in Portland, Oregon. Here he chronicles his return to Vietnam, his travels on a rickety bicycle, and his search for cultural identity. While his father's time in a communist reeducation camp is discussed, the heart of the narrative is Pham's depiction of his five- month journey in Vietnam.
1999 Kiriyama Prize for nonfiction.
9780312267179
99022711
Pham, Andrew X., 1967-
Vietnamese Americans----Biography
E184.V53 / P455 1999
92 PHA
Catfish and mandala : a two-wheeled voyage through the landscape and memory of Vietnam / Andrew X. Pham - New York : Picador , 1999. - 344 p. ; 24 cm.
Pham was born in Vietnam in 1967, moved with his family to California, and now lives in Portland, Oregon. Here he chronicles his return to Vietnam, his travels on a rickety bicycle, and his search for cultural identity. While his father's time in a communist reeducation camp is discussed, the heart of the narrative is Pham's depiction of his five- month journey in Vietnam.
1999 Kiriyama Prize for nonfiction.
9780312267179
99022711
Pham, Andrew X., 1967-
Vietnamese Americans----Biography
E184.V53 / P455 1999
92 PHA
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