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Catfish and mandala : a two-wheeled voyage through the landscape and memory of Vietnam / Andrew X. Pham

By:

Pham, Andrew X., 1967-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Picador , 1999.Description: 344 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780312267179

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

92 PHA

LOC classification:

E184.V53 P455 1999

Awards:

1999 Kiriyama Prize for nonfiction.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	92 PHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		000682

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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.

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