Meditations on the Mother Tongue

by An Tran

A deaf child discovers to her delight that she can communicate with zoo gorillas in her native language. An old man grieving for his departed wife looks to the giant turtle in Hanoi's sacred lake for solace, believing it to be a god. An American scientist searches the mountains and rivers of Sumatra for signs of an otter believed to be extinct. A young man finds a surprising connection to his Vietnamese heritage when he takes up the acrobatic sport...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936196719
• ISBN13: 9781936196715
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: C&r Press
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"