Bibliograph

The stars, the earth, the river, short fiction, by Le Minh Khue ; translated by Bac Hoai Tran and Dana Sachs ; edited by Wayne Karlin

Type

Label

The stars, the earth, the river, short fiction, by Le Minh Khue ; translated by Bac Hoai Tran and Dana Sachs ; edited by Wayne Karlin

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The stars, the earth, the river

Oclc number

35750453

Responsibility statement

by Le Minh Khue ; translated by Bac Hoai Tran and Dana Sachs ; edited by Wayne Karlin

Sub title

short fiction

Summary

Fourteen stories by a North Vietnamese woman who fought in the Vietnam War as a sapper. The story, The Distant Stars, is on a trio of women serving as sappers. It is one of several stories chronicling experiences in battle. Others deal with affairs of the heart, family dramas, while The Almighty Dollar is on greed

Table Of Contents

The distant stars -- The blue sky -- A day on the road -- Scenes from an alley -- Fragile as a sunray -- Rain -- The almighty dollar -- The last rain of the monsoon -- Tony D -- A very late afternoon -- The coolie's tale -- An evening away from the city -- A small tragedy -- The river

Classification