May 2025

3. FUN READS, 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION: ENCOUNTERS WITH THE ENEMY IN PHAN THÚY HÀ’S DON’T MENTION MY NAME (ĐỪNG KỂ TÊN TÔI) – PART 1

I am marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War in 1975 with an irregular series that reflects on the war’s end and its aftermath. This third second post is about Phan Thúy Hà’s Don’t Mention My Name, which serves as a foil to Phan Nhật Nam’s Stories Along the Road. Phan Thúy Ha’s Don’t […]

3. FUN READS, 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION: ENCOUNTERS WITH THE ENEMY IN PHAN THÚY HÀ’S DON’T MENTION MY NAME (ĐỪNG KỂ TÊN TÔI) – PART 1 Read More »

2. FUN READS, 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION: HUMANITY AND SAVAGERY IN PHAN NHẬT NAM’S STORIES ALONG THE ROAD (CHUYỆN DỌC ĐƯỜNG) – PART 2

I am marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War in 1975 with an irregular series that reflects on the war’s end and its aftermath. This is my second post, and it builds on my first one about Phan Nhật Nam’s Stories Along the Road, a book that reflects the long arc of recent Vietnamese

2. FUN READS, 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION: HUMANITY AND SAVAGERY IN PHAN NHẬT NAM’S STORIES ALONG THE ROAD (CHUYỆN DỌC ĐƯỜNG) – PART 2 Read More »