| Description |
x, 163 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Contemporary Lao Literature -- Mother's Beloved -- Sacrifice -- What a Beauty! -- Contribution -- A Seat in the Grandstand -- Fifty Kip -- Wrapped-Ash Delight -- Father's Friend -- The Eternal Pair of Birds -- Death Price -- Frangipani -- A Voice from the Plain of Jars -- Dic and Daeng -- Longing |
| Summary |
"Outhine. Bounyavong is one of the most prominent contemporary writers in Laos. His stories are animated with Laotian virtues of simplicity, compassion, respect for age, and other village mores; they breathe with a gentleness that is fresh and distinctive. Outhine is interested in his own memories, in how to behave with compassion, and in the chain of life among men and women that reaches into the earth."--BOOK JACKET. "Rather than writing through an ideological lens, Outhine focuses on the passions and foibles of ordinary people. Their good luck, disappointments, and plain but poignant conversations reveal the subtle textures of Lao culture. The tragedy of war and the threat of environmental degradation are themes woven into his stories."--BOOK JACKET. "This book presents fourteen of Outhine Bounyavong's short stories in English translation alongside the Lao originals, marking his formal debut for an American audience."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Lao text, parallel English translation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-35) |
| Notes |
Parallel texts in Lao with English opposite |
| Subject |
ʻUthin Bunnyāvong -- Translations into English.
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Short stories, Lao -- Translations into English.
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| Author |
Duffy, Daniel, 1960-
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Inversin, Bounheng.
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| LC no. |
98017631 |
| ISBN |
0295977361 alkaline paper |
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