Phong Nha : the making of an American smile /
"This essay about a girl who was born missing two of her front teeth is also a story about cave formations in Phong Nha, Vietnam; a manmade island called Forest City near the Strait of Malacca; and the famous tale of three prisoners staring at shadows in a cave. As Nguyen's narrative moves...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Brooklyn, NY :
Ugly Duckling Presse,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Summary: | "This essay about a girl who was born missing two of her front teeth is also a story about cave formations in Phong Nha, Vietnam; a manmade island called Forest City near the Strait of Malacca; and the famous tale of three prisoners staring at shadows in a cave. As Nguyen's narrative moves through autobiography, politics, geology, and philosophy, it reveals fissures in the notion of shared truth while illuminating how stories, true or not, often serve as moral compasses." - back cover. |
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| Item Description: | "[P]art of UDP's 2020 Pamphlet Series"--back matter. Edition of 1,000 copies. |
| Physical Description: | 42 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781946433411 1946433411 |