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y separately published work icon The Perfume River : An Anthology of Writing from Vietnam anthology   poetry   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 The Perfume River : An Anthology of Writing from Vietnam
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Crawley, Inner Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:UWA Publishing , 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice, Nam Le , single work short story

'A young Vietnamese-Australian named Nam, in his final year at the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop, is trying to find his voice on the page. When his father, a man with a painful past, comes to visit, Nam's writing and sense of self are both deeply changed.

'Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice is a deeply moving story of identity, family and the wellsprings of creativity, from Nam Le's multi-award-winning collection The Boat.' (From the publisher's website, 2012 Penguin publication.)

 (p. 5-30)
Vietnam : A Psychic Guide, Chi Vu , single work short story
In 2000, Chi was awarded an Asialink writer's residency to Vietnam where she wrote 'Vietnam: a Psychic Guide'. In 2003, this text was adapted under the direction of Sandra Long into a bilingual cross-disciplinary performance, performed at the North Melbourne Arts House.
 (p. 33-49)
The No-Food Restauranti"I'm Popeye the Sailor", S. K. Kelen , single work poetry (p. 58)
Red Dzao Village Dzao Villagei"No guide book describes the ecstasy", S. K. Kelen , single work poetry (p. 59-61)
Note: With title: Red Dzao Village
At the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleumi"Uncle Ho was a cool guy, now he's an ancestor...", S. K. Kelen , single work poetry (p. 63)
Sunday Menu, Pham Thi Hoai , Ton-That Quynh-Du (translator) single work short story (p. 76-87)
Long Live Peace, Catherine Cole , single work short story (p. 94-98)
Carpi"Though the painting", Jane Gibian , single work poetry (p. 121)
Plantedi"On this slate-grey", Jane Gibian , single work poetry (p. 122-123)
Footpath (Hanoi)i"Two young men", Jane Gibian , single work poetry (p. 124-125)
Vietnam Haikui"garbage collector's bell", Jane Gibian , single work poetry (p. 126-127)
Further Haikui"afternoon peak hour", Jane Gibian , single work poetry (p. 128)
The Hanoi Cycle, Pamela Brown , single work prose (p. 166-176)
Beyond Khe Sanh, Adam Aitken , single work short story (p. 183-201)
The City of Darkness and Light, Christopher Kremmer , single work short story (p. 220-231)
Saigon Tailor, Pham Thi Hoai , Ton-That Quynh-Du (translator) single work short story (p. 232-244)
The Daughters of Au Co, Hoa Pham , single work short story (p. 245-255)
Hanoi Girlsi"Hanoi most sensible of cities -", S. K. Kelen , single work poetry (p. 268-270)
The War Never Endsi"A woman sheltering under a rattan mat", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 293-294)
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