Overview
Marcelino Truong's first book aboutthe early years of the Vietnam war, the graphic memoir Such a Lovely Little War (2016), received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, and was named ""one theseason's best graphic novels"" by the NewYork Times. In this sequel, young Marco and his family move from Saigon toLondon in order to escape the war following the assassination of SouthVietnamese President Diem, for whom Marcelino's diplomat father was a personalinterpreter. InLondon, his father struggles to build a new life for his children and his wife,whose bipolar spells are becoming increasingly violent. But for Marco and hissiblings, swinging London is an exciting place to be: a new world of hedonistsand hippies. At the same time, the news from their grandparents in Vietnamgrows ever grimmer as the war intensifies and American involvement becomesincreasingly muddied. Young Marco finds himself conflicted between embracingthe peace-loving anti-war demonstrators and the strong, nostalgic bond he feelstoward a wounded Vietnam, whose conflict is not as simple as the demonstratorsmake it out to be. Withits audacious imagery and heart-rending text, Saigon Calling is a bold graphic memoir that strikes a remarkablebalance between the intimate chronicle of a family undone by mental illness andthe large-scale tragedy of a country undone by war.
Full Product Details
Author: Marcelino Truong ,
David Homel
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
ISBN: 9781551526898
ISBN 10: 1551526891
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 01 November 2017
Recommended Age: From 15 years
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Like the masterful Such a Lovely Little War, the story benefits from the author's unique perspective, formed by the very different perspectives of his parents (whose marriage seems to be disintegrating), by seeing the war from afar while surrounded by those of different nationalities, and by maturing from childhood through adolescence during a turbulent era ... An excellent combination of personal insight and historical sweep. --Kirkus Reviews (STARRED))
Author Information
Marcelino Truong: Marcelino Truong is an illustrator, painter, and author. He earned degrees in law at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, and English literature at the Sorbonne. His first book, Such a Lovely Little War: Saigon 1961-63, was published in English in 2016. David Homel: David Homel was born and raised in Chicago in 1952. He has been a journalist, editor, literary translator, and teacher, and has won numerous awards for translation, including the Governor General's Award for Literature, Canada's highest literary honor.
