Crossing the River

by Dana Sachs and Nguyễn Huy Thiệp

Book Overview

Crossing the River presents a wide range of Nguyen Huy Thiep's short fiction, both realistic stories in contemporary settings and retellings of folk myths that serve as contemporary parables. When Thiep's stories first appeared in the 1980s, they set off a chain of debate, not only within intellectual and political circles, but also within the society at large. Typically, the struggles of his characters were about survival, not survival...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1880684926
• ISBN13: 9781880684924
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Curbstone Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"