Author: Gary L. Edgar
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1948260360
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
This is the story of Tran Van Tuan, a Vietnamese man struggling to survive through wars, six decades of hardship, and the ever-present threat of death, so he could realise his dreams. Born in North Vietnam during World War II, Tuan is abandoned in infancy by his father. The family is forced to flee the post-war fighting between the returned French colonialists and the Viet Minh nationalists. A harrowing period as refugees ends with the defeat of the French and the family exodus to Saigon. Journey with Tuan through the desperate years of what the Vietnamese call “the American War,” the death of his beloved mother, his fight to educate himself and rise above poverty, his eventual marriage, and the chaos and drama of the fall of Saigon to the Communists. Tuan clings to the dream of freedom as he faces the threat of execution, forced labour camps, the collapse of his marriage, and a final daring escape by boat that almost ends in death. Repatriated to Australia from a Malaysian refugee camp, he strives against the odds once again to fulfil his destiny as an artist, committed to portraying the sufferings of his generation through his visionary canvases. Compelling, courageous, and immensely touching, The Drifting Clouds speaks simply, yet eloquently of the indomitable nature of the human spirit that sustains hope even in the darkest hours.
The Drifting Clouds
Author: Gary L. Edgar
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1948260360
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
This is the story of Tran Van Tuan, a Vietnamese man struggling to survive through wars, six decades of hardship, and the ever-present threat of death, so he could realise his dreams. Born in North Vietnam during World War II, Tuan is abandoned in infancy by his father. The family is forced to flee the post-war fighting between the returned French colonialists and the Viet Minh nationalists. A harrowing period as refugees ends with the defeat of the French and the family exodus to Saigon. Journey with Tuan through the desperate years of what the Vietnamese call “the American War,” the death of his beloved mother, his fight to educate himself and rise above poverty, his eventual marriage, and the chaos and drama of the fall of Saigon to the Communists. Tuan clings to the dream of freedom as he faces the threat of execution, forced labour camps, the collapse of his marriage, and a final daring escape by boat that almost ends in death. Repatriated to Australia from a Malaysian refugee camp, he strives against the odds once again to fulfil his destiny as an artist, committed to portraying the sufferings of his generation through his visionary canvases. Compelling, courageous, and immensely touching, The Drifting Clouds speaks simply, yet eloquently of the indomitable nature of the human spirit that sustains hope even in the darkest hours.
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1948260360
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
This is the story of Tran Van Tuan, a Vietnamese man struggling to survive through wars, six decades of hardship, and the ever-present threat of death, so he could realise his dreams. Born in North Vietnam during World War II, Tuan is abandoned in infancy by his father. The family is forced to flee the post-war fighting between the returned French colonialists and the Viet Minh nationalists. A harrowing period as refugees ends with the defeat of the French and the family exodus to Saigon. Journey with Tuan through the desperate years of what the Vietnamese call “the American War,” the death of his beloved mother, his fight to educate himself and rise above poverty, his eventual marriage, and the chaos and drama of the fall of Saigon to the Communists. Tuan clings to the dream of freedom as he faces the threat of execution, forced labour camps, the collapse of his marriage, and a final daring escape by boat that almost ends in death. Repatriated to Australia from a Malaysian refugee camp, he strives against the odds once again to fulfil his destiny as an artist, committed to portraying the sufferings of his generation through his visionary canvases. Compelling, courageous, and immensely touching, The Drifting Clouds speaks simply, yet eloquently of the indomitable nature of the human spirit that sustains hope even in the darkest hours.
Book of Clouds
Author: Chloe Aridjis
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 144811344X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Tatiana, a young Mexican woman, is adrift in Berlin. Choosing a life of solitude, she takes a job transcribing notes for the reclusive Doktor Weiss. Through him she meets 'ant illustrator turned meteorologist' Jonas, a Berliner who has used clouds and the sky's constant shape-shifting as his escape from reality. As their three paths intersect and merge, the contours of all their worlds begins to change...
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 144811344X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Tatiana, a young Mexican woman, is adrift in Berlin. Choosing a life of solitude, she takes a job transcribing notes for the reclusive Doktor Weiss. Through him she meets 'ant illustrator turned meteorologist' Jonas, a Berliner who has used clouds and the sky's constant shape-shifting as his escape from reality. As their three paths intersect and merge, the contours of all their worlds begins to change...
The Joy Of... First Year Piano
Author: Denes Agay
Publisher: Yorktown Music Press
ISBN: 1783231432
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Dennis Agay. A method and repertory for the beginner. Optional duet part for some pieces. All in large notes, very clear and easy to read.
Publisher: Yorktown Music Press
ISBN: 1783231432
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Dennis Agay. A method and repertory for the beginner. Optional duet part for some pieces. All in large notes, very clear and easy to read.
Floating Cloud (Ukigumo)
Author: Fumiko Hayashi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Floating Clouds
Author: Fumiko Hayashi
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231136293
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Set in the years before, during, and after World War II, this classic of modern Japanese literature provides a rich cast of characters drawn from the back alleys of urban Japan and a rare portrait of Japanese colonialism and Japan's postwar experience from the perspective of a woman.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231136293
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Set in the years before, during, and after World War II, this classic of modern Japanese literature provides a rich cast of characters drawn from the back alleys of urban Japan and a rare portrait of Japanese colonialism and Japan's postwar experience from the perspective of a woman.
Idylls of a Dutch Village (Eastloorn)
Author: Siebold Ulfers
Publisher:
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Category : Netherlands
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Netherlands
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
An Eclipse Party in Africa
Author: Eben Jenks Loomis
Publisher:
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Travel
Author: William Maccrillis Griswold
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Days Afoot and European Sketches
Poems
Author: Beatrice Helen Barmby
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description