MC Books & More Offers a Book by MC Professor Xuan-Lan Nguyen

Published at Oct 26 2009 12:00AM
Category: MC Books & More

	"The Sea and the Mulberry Field" by Xuan-Lan Nguyen is a slice of Vietnamese history. Beginning just two months before the Vietnamese Communists' takeover of Saigon, the book goes on to highlight drastic changes in all aspects of life inside the country, and documents a people's massive exodus to foreign lands. This panorama of dramatic events is viewed through the eyes of a Vietnamese family who act as witnesses and players in an involving story of human experience. A traditional theme of Vietnamese literature, a turquoise sea today may be replaced tomorrow by a mulberry field - certainly a big change, but also the delight of silkworms. The people of Vietnam assume that man is only a traveler on earth who, at death, returns to his origin, "song gui thac ve." Vietnamese literature, history, culture and civilization are vibrantly illustrated in the events and anecdotes of The Sea and the Mulberry Field. MC Books and More offers a 20 percent discount on all trade books. "The Sea and the Mulberry Field" is priced at $12.99 and is available at MC Books & More on Rockville Campus.
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