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- Location(s): Vietnam
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Vietnam War and aftermath
“A singular and marvelous work.” — The New York Times “Compelling . . . A thoroughly honest view of what the experience of Vietnam meant to a young college graduate, a ‘gung-ho’ lieutenant in the marine corps who enlisted...
- Location(s): Cambodia
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): 1975
When Arn was a young boy in Cambodia, his days were filled with love, laughter, and the sweet sounds of music. That all changed suddenly in 1975 when Arn’s village was invaded by Khmer Rouge soldiers and his family...
- Location(s): Vietnam
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): 1950s onwards
When he was a student in Paris, Truong Nhu Tang met Ho Chi Minh. Later he fought in the Vietnamese jungle and emerged as one of the major figures in the “fight for liberation” — and one of the...
- Location(s): Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1960s
You have no idea what it was like. For us. The women, I mean. The wives. 1963. Saigon. Tricia is a shy newlywed, married to a rising attorney working for US Navy intelligence. Charlene is a practiced corporate spouse...
Adam and Evie’s Matchmaking Tour
- Location(s): Vietnam
- Genre(s): RomCom
- Era(s): Contemporary
A rollicking, unforgettable romance about two strangers finding love despite their best efforts as they embark on a sweeping matchmaking tour through Việt Nam. Evie Lang’s life is in shambles. On the heels of losing her beloved aunt, she’s...
Another Quiet American: Stories Of Life In Laos
- Location(s): Vientiane
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): early 2000s
In Another Quiet American: Stories of Life in Laos, Brett Dakin takes you through the corridors of power and into the living rooms of Laos. Among many others, you’ll meet Brett’s boss, a wealthy general who strikes fear into...
Ant Egg Soup: The Adventures Of A Food Tourist In Laos
- Location(s): Laos
- Genre(s): Food and Drink, Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): early 2000s
Natacha Du Pont De Bie is no ordinary tourist. She’ll trek for hours or even days in search of a good lunch. Her obsession with food is such that, while others are lying comatose on the beach or cycling...
- Location(s): Florida, Vietnam
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Present back to the 1960s
A sweeping, evocative debut novel following three generations of Vietnamese American women reeling from the death of their matriarch, revealing the family’s inherited burdens and buried secrets. When Ann Tran gets the call that her beloved grandmother, Minh, has...
- Location(s): Cambodia
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Modern Time
Intrigue and adventure collide with hilarity and pandemonium in this insane true story about living and working in the Kingdom of Wonder as a foreigner. Cambodia is a vibrant and exciting country; teeming with culture and an alluring social...
- Location(s): Laos
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): 1979
When Communist Pathet Lao Forces liberated Laos in 1975, Professor Pheng and three other tenured colleagues were dismissed from their teaching positions at the university and sent to work on a communal farm. Pheng had already decided to stay...
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