Monkey Bridge

Fiction & Literature, Cultural Heritage, Literary
Cover of the book Monkey Bridge by Lan Cao, Penguin Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Lan Cao ISBN: 9781101658284
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication: June 1, 1998
Imprint: Penguin Books Language: English
Author: Lan Cao
ISBN: 9781101658284
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication: June 1, 1998
Imprint: Penguin Books
Language: English

Hailed by critics and writers as powerful, important fiction, Monkey Bridge charts the unmapped territory of the Vietnamese American experience in the aftermath of war.

Like navigating a monkey bridge—a bridge, built of spindly bamboo, used by peasants for centuries—the narrative traverses perilously between worlds past and present, East and West, in telling two interlocking stories: one, the Vietnamese version of the classic immigrant experience in America, told by a young girl; and the second, a dark tale of betrayal, political intrigue, family secrets, and revenge—her mother's tale. The haunting and beautiful terrain of Monkey Bridge is the "luminous motion," as it is called in Vietnamese myth and legend, between generations, encompassing Vietnamese lore, history, and dreams of the past as well as of the future.

"With incredible lightness, balance and elegance," writes Isabel Allende, "Lan Cao crosses over an abyss of pain, loss, separation and exile, connecting on one level the opposite realities of Vietnam and North America, and on a deeper level the realities of the material world and the world of the spirits."

• Quality Paperback Book Club Selection and New Voices Award nominee
• A Kiriyama Pacific Rim Award Book Prize nominee

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Hailed by critics and writers as powerful, important fiction, Monkey Bridge charts the unmapped territory of the Vietnamese American experience in the aftermath of war.

Like navigating a monkey bridge—a bridge, built of spindly bamboo, used by peasants for centuries—the narrative traverses perilously between worlds past and present, East and West, in telling two interlocking stories: one, the Vietnamese version of the classic immigrant experience in America, told by a young girl; and the second, a dark tale of betrayal, political intrigue, family secrets, and revenge—her mother's tale. The haunting and beautiful terrain of Monkey Bridge is the "luminous motion," as it is called in Vietnamese myth and legend, between generations, encompassing Vietnamese lore, history, and dreams of the past as well as of the future.

"With incredible lightness, balance and elegance," writes Isabel Allende, "Lan Cao crosses over an abyss of pain, loss, separation and exile, connecting on one level the opposite realities of Vietnam and North America, and on a deeper level the realities of the material world and the world of the spirits."

• Quality Paperback Book Club Selection and New Voices Award nominee
• A Kiriyama Pacific Rim Award Book Prize nominee

More books from Penguin Publishing Group

Cover of the book Death With All the Trimmings by Lan Cao
Cover of the book When Rabbit Howls by Lan Cao
Cover of the book Ethics for the New Millennium by Lan Cao
Cover of the book It's the Middle Class, Stupid! by Lan Cao
Cover of the book Our Inner Ape by Lan Cao
Cover of the book Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece by Lan Cao
Cover of the book Dumb History by Lan Cao
Cover of the book The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings by Lan Cao
Cover of the book Driven By Desire by Lan Cao
Cover of the book The Night Before Christmas by Lan Cao
Cover of the book I Want to Hold Your Hand by Lan Cao
Cover of the book The Kraken King Part IV by Lan Cao
Cover of the book Living Without Fear by Lan Cao
Cover of the book All Souls Trilogy by Lan Cao
Cover of the book The Starfish and the Spider by Lan Cao
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy