| Against the Flood Contributor(s): Khang, Ma Van (Author), Hao, Phan Thanh (Translator), Karlin, Wayne (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1880684675 ISBN-13: 9781880684672 Publisher: Curbstone Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2000 Annotation: Against the Flood caused a sensation in Vietnam when it was published in 1999 become of its controversial description of sex and politics in that country. The plot revolves around a writer, Khiem, whose book is banned and who is publicly censured by his contemporaries, while the tangled relationships in his own circle involve drug-trafficking and adultery. His lover, a pretty and intelligent woman, is slandered and sacked from her job. She leaves Hanoi and becomes involved in opium traffic in an attempt to investigate it, but is arrested before she can report the activities to the police. His wife, a smuggler, has an extramarital affair and dies during an abortion. Khiem arid his lover are finally reunited after a long separation. The novel presents a vivid picture of contemporary Vietnamese society, examining the dramatic tensions inherent in a changing society, and is imbued with the themes of friendship, love, and betrayal. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Political |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00055556 |
| Series: Voices from Viet Nam |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.53" W x 8.51" (0.90 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Against the Flood caused a sensation in Viet Nam when it was published in 1999 because of its controversial description of sex and politics in that country. The plot revolves around a writer, Khiem, whose book is banned and who is publicly censured by his contemporaries, while the tangled relationships in his own circle involve drug-trafficking and adultery. His lover, a pretty and intelligent woman, is slandered and sacked from her job and becomes involved in the opium trade. Meanwhile, his wife, a smuggler, has an extramarital affair that results in pregnancy. The novel presents a vivid picture of contemporary Vietnamese society, examining the dramatic tensions inherent in a changing society, and is imbued with the themes of friendship, love, and betrayal. |
