Mother's Beloved: Stories from Laos Paperback - 1999
by Outhine Bounyavong; Bounheng Inversin (Editor); Daniel Duffy (Editor)
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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.
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.
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. It is also the first collection of Lao short stories to be published in the English language. Peter Koret's Introduction explores the history of modern Lao literature and considers Outhine's writing within this broader context.Details
- Title Mother's Beloved: Stories from Laos
- Author Outhine Bounyavong; Bounheng Inversin (Editor); Daniel Duffy (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 198
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
- Date 1999-12-01
- ISBN 9780295977362 / 0295977361
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 5.9 x 0.6 in (22.86 x 14.99 x 1.52 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
- Library of Congress subjects Uthin Bunnyaavong - Translations into English
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-17631
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
Citations
- Choice, 01/01/2001, Page 900
- Publishers Weekly, 07/31/2000, Page 74
- Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2000, Page 178
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