Books Tell You Why, Inc.

First edition/first printing in unread Near Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Small area of water staining to tail of both book and dustjacket.

In Little Saigon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author T. Jefferson Parker tells the extraordinary and heartwarming story of four generations of one Vietnamese family.

The patriarch, Nghia, comes to America as a penniless young man in the 1930s. He quickly assimilates, finding work as a dishwasher and then a janitor in a Los Angeles hotel. Nghia's son, Dong, immigrates to the United States in the 1970s, just as Saigon is falling to the communists. Dong becomes a successful real estate developer, but his success is tempered by the trauma of seeing his home city torn apart. Dong's daughter, Xoan, comes to the United States in the 1990s, just as Saigon is rebuilding and becoming a glittering global city. Xoan becomes an accomplished artist, but her success is also tempered by the trauma of seeing her family divided.

Little Saigon is a deeply personal story of one family's journey from exile; 8vo.

Price: $60.00