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 The Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars by Andrew X. PhamIn a narrative set between the years of 1940 and 1976, Pham ("Catfish and Mandala") recounts the story of his once wealthy father, Thong Van Pham, who lived through the French occupation of Indochina, the Japanese invasion during WWII, and the Vietnam War. Alternating between his fathers distant past and more recent events, the narrative take readers on a haunting trip through time and space. Named One of the 10 Best Books of 2008 by Washington Post Book World and nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award for Best Autobiography of 2008. "[A] gorgeously written book... [Pham] seems to have risen to a new level of quiet and powerful storytelling.... " --Washington Post Book World Hardcover - (6/09)
ZH1209 The Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars $16.00
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