书籍封面
书籍信息
- 作者：Thi Bui
- 出版时间：2017-3-7
- 定价：USD 24.95
- 页数：336
- ISBN：9781419718779
书籍介绍
Anintimateandpoignantgraphicnovelportrayingonefamily’sjourneyfromwar-tornVietnamfromdebutauthorThiBui.
Thisbeautifullyillustratedandemotionalstoryisanevocativememoiraboutthesearchforabetterfutureandalongingforthepast.Exploringtheanguishofimmigrationandthelastingeffectsthatdisplacementhasonachildandherfamily,Buidocumentsthestoryofherfamily’sdaringescapeafterthefallofSouthVietnaminthe1970s,andthedifficultiestheyfacedbuildingnewlivesforthemselves.
AttheheartofBui’sstoryisauniversalstruggle:Whileadjustingtolifeasafirst-timemother,sheultimatelydiscoverswhatitmeanstobeaparent—theendlesssacrifices,theunnoticedgestures,andthedepthsofunspokenlove.Despitehowimpossibleitseemstotakeonthesimultaneousrolesofbothparentandchild,Buipushesthrough.Withhaunting,poeticwritingandbreathtakingart,sheexaminesthestrengthoffamily,theimportanceofidentity,andthemeaningofhome.
InwhatPulitzerPrize–winningnovelistVietThanhNguyencalls“abooktobreakyourheartandhealit,”TheBestWeCouldDobringstolifeThiBui’sjourneyofunderstanding,andprovidesinspirationtoallofthosewhosearchforabetterfuturewhilelongingforasimplerpast.
