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Sigh, gone : a misfit's memoir of great books, punk rock, and the fight to fit in /

For anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong, Sigh, Gone shares an irreverent, funny and moving tale of displacement and assimilation woven together with poignant themes from beloved works of classic literature. In 1975, during the fall of Saigon, Phuc Tran immigrates to America along wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tran, Phuc, 1974- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Flatiron Books, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Tran, Phuc, > 1974- > Childhood and youth.
Tran, Phuc, > 1974- > Books and reading.
Vietnamese Americans > Pennsylvania > Carlisle > Biography.
Immigrants > Pennsylvania > Carlisle > Biography.
Refugees > Vietnam > Ho Chi Minh City > Biography.
Racism > Pennsylvania > Carlisle > History > 20th century.
Carlisle (Pa.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Refugees.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / Asian & Asian American.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration.
Table of Contents:
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • The Plague
  • Crime and Punishment
  • The Scarlet Letter
  • A Christmas Carol
  • Man and His Symbols
  • Madame Bovary
  • Pygmalion
  • The Metamorphosis
  • The Importance of Being Earnest
  • The Autobiography of Malcolm X
  • The Iliad.