Stories of Abundance: Fiction Books by Southeast Asian AuthorsLike this list

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• Year of the Rabbit

  Tian, 1975-

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  Tells the true story of one family’s desperate struggle to survive the murderous reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge seized power in the capital city of Phnom Penh. Immediately after declaring victory in the war, they set…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In a Village by the Sea

  Van, Muon

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  "Moving from the wide world to the snugness of home and back out again, Village by the Sea tells the story of longing for the comforts of home."

• The Refugees

  Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971-

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  Author Viet Thanh Nguyen's debut novel The Sympathizer won both the Pulitzer Prize and the Carnegie Medal, among other accolades; readers hungry for more will appreciate the eight stories collected here, written before The Sympathizer was published.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Different Pond

  Phi, Bao, 1975-

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  "As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wandering Souls

  a Novel

  Pin, Cecile,

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  Seeking refuge in the UK after the last American troops leave Vietnam, Anh and her younger brothers, in a London plagued by social inequality and raging anti-immigrant sentiment, find their paths diverging as time passes, wondering if love alone can…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Afterparties

  Stories

  So, Anthony,

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  Short stories that portray of the lives of Cambodian-Americans still dealing with the inherited weight of the Khmer Rouge genocide including a young, disillusioned teacher obsessed with Moby-Dick and a child whose mother survived a school shooting.

• ̜Vc xoáy

  tiΜng uÆt gào còn vang v⁻ng trên Bi©n Đông

  Châu T̄hy,

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• In the Shadow of the Banyan

  Ratner, Vaddey

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  Her life of privilege in Cambodia shattered by the outbreak of civil war on the streets of Phnom Penh, young Raami endures four years of loss, starvation, and brutal forced labor while clinging to memories of the legends and poems told to her by her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When Everything Was Everything

  Vongsay, Saymoukda Duangphouxay

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  Artfully stitched together from the author's own imaginings, reimaginings, and memories as a child raised on food stamps and forced into ESL classes while continuously being shuttled from one public housing address to the next, this remarkable…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Magic Fish

  Nguyen, Trung Le

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  Real life isn't a fairytale. But Tien still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tien, he doesn't even have…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sympathizer

  Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971-

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  Follows a Viet Cong agent as he spies on a South Vietnamese army general and his compatriots as they start a new life in 1975 Los Angeles.

• How to Pronounce Knife

  Stories

  Thammavongsa, Souvankham, 1978-

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  In her stunning debut, Souvankham Thammavongsa captures the day-to-day lives of immigrants and refugees in a nameless city, illuminating hopes, disappointments, love affairs, and above all, the pursuit of a place to belong. An ex-boxer turned nail…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

  a Novel

  Vuong, Ocean, 1988-

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  Brilliant, heartbreaking, tender, and highly original - poet Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a sweeping and shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son…Read moreRead more of this annotation