Water: A Chronicle
Water: A Chronicle
A holy man on an island empire. A desperate mother seeking his heart to cure her child. Nine interconnected stories that weave myth and life from the great river delta of Vietnam.
Nguyễn Ngọc Tư's long-awaited return after an eight-year hiatus is mesmerising, poignant and lyrical — a chorus of female voices that includes a trans woman, a shadow bride, and a mad mother, each life shaped and carried by the eternal flow of water.
Winner of the PEN Translates Award 2024
Book Details
- Author
- Nguyễn Ngọc Tư
- Translated by
- Nguyễn An Lý
- Edited by
- Deborah Smith
- Cover art
- Nguyễn Thanh Vũ
- Original title
- Biên sử nước
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 122
- ISBN
- 9781917233002
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