About this title: When he was ten, the author of this memoir fled with his family from Vietnam to California, where he led a mostly assimilated life. After finding the professional world of engineering disappointing, however, he began bicycling all over the world, finally going to his homeland, where he spent five months on his bike researching his family's past ...
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Description: Good. Dust Cover Missing. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 1999-09-29
ISBN-13:9780374119744ISBN:0374119740
Description: Good. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, NY, 1999 First Edition. A T.S. Eliot quote is written on the half-title page, no other marks. Unclipped dustjacket with edge wear and a small tear at the top of the spine. Binding with a slight lean. Clean reading copy. read more
Description: Very Good. This book is in very good to fine condition. The binding is tight and pages are clean. It appears to have had little if any use. The cover has some bumps and scuffs. There is no creasing of the spine. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Picador USA
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780312267179ISBN:0312267177
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Never read, no remainder marks. NO EXPEDITED SHIPPING. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 344 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780374119744ISBN:0374119740
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 344 p. Audience: General/trade. Fine first edition with faint edgewear to dust jacket. No marks or creases appears unread. read more
Edition: First edition. First Printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, NY
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780374119744ISBN:0374119740
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Clean, bright copy. Clean text. Printed on acid-free paper. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 344 p. As always, Hawkins Mill books guarantees safe and prompt transactions. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780312267179ISBN:0312267177
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780374119744ISBN:0374119740
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Price NOT clipped, DJ nicely in archival wraps. Stated first edition. Minimal shelf wear. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Picador USA
Date Published: 2000-09-01
ISBN-13:9780312267179ISBN:0312267177
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 1999-09-29
ISBN-13:9780374119744ISBN:0374119740
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Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780374119744ISBN:0374119740
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by author. slight wear to cover at top edge, top and bottom of spine, and corners. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 344 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780312267179ISBN:0312267177
Description: As New in As New dust jacket. 0312267177. 1999 stated first edition hardcover and dust jacket. Looks unread. Protective mylar cover. read more
"I read this book over the summer and it was really boring. It was about this asian dude who rides his bike throughout vietnam to find himself. The writing was okay but it kept flip flopping the point of view which made it hard for me to understand. If the author would have focused on him riding the bike and finding himself, it would have made the book much better. Overall this book was okay, but i would not reccomend this to anyone. It was too boring and not worth the reading."
Short version: an excellent account of the author's exploration of what it means to be both Vietnamese and American. Pham's quest to find himself reveals enormous insight into both Vietnamese and American culture; it helps that he is an excellent writer and pays no heed to political correctness -- there is no sugarcoating in Catfish and Mandala.
"3.5+ review. Reading some Vietnam-lite literature to prepare for a trip in November. While the book was written 10 years ago - it's precisely why I'm interested...and hesitant about visiting this fascinating country. Wonderful & disturbing insights from a Vietnamese-American and the new life his family found in America after Saigon's fall. Alternating between boyhood in Vietnam and America - we witness racism/ostracism in two (new)homelands. America the Beautiful?! - she is a chameleon."
"I admit it took me probably 100 pages to become truly engaged, but I believe that was because there were so many characters at different times - I had a hard time figuring out who he was talking about and to which time period he was referring. However once I got past that I found it to be a very compelling read. The author writes beautifully and though I know basically nothing about Vietnam, I found myself relating somehow to his story.
It was difficult to read some times due to the sometimes gruesome details of his travels, but those moments did not deter me from staying engaged. All in all I loved this book and would highly recommend it!"
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