AWW21 The Mountains Sing - Nguyen Phan Que Mai
Nguy\u1ec5n Phan Qu\u1ebf Mai\u2019s The Mountains Sing is the epic, multigenerational tale of the Tran family, set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Spanning the French colonial period to the present day, we follow the lives of matriarch Di\u1ec7u Lan and her granddaughter Huong. Di\u1ec7u Lan tells Huong of Vietnam\u2019s taboo on discussing \u201cthe wrongdoing of those in power, for they give themselves the right to rewrite history.\u201d With luminous prose and a compelling immersive story, The Mountains Sing breaks that silence.
\nChaired by Caroline Baum