A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain

Author(s): Robert Olen Butler

Location(s): Louisiana, Vietnam

Genre(s): Short Stories

Era(s): 1970s/80s

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These fictional short stories capture the true experiences of the hardships of coming to America. With great sensitivity, Robert Olen Butler introduces us to the colorful lives of Vietnamese immigrants in Louisiana.

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