Marcelino Truong: Marcelino Truong is an illustrator, painter,
and author. Born the son of a Vietnamese diplomat in 1957 in the
Philippines, he and his family moved to America (where his father
worked for the embassy) and then to Vietnam at the outset of the
war. He earned degrees in law at the Paris Institute of Political
Studies, and English literature at the Sorbonne. He has authored
many French-language books for all ages, and exhibited his
paintings in galleries around the world.
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.
"Truong shows his command of both text and visuals, as his boyhood
provides a compelling perspective on the beginnings of a war that
would have such devastating impacts on Southeast Asia and America
alike ... A first-rate work of graphic memoir dealing with a
pivotal period in modern American history." --Kirkus Reviews
(starred review) "What holds the book together is Truong's artwork:
confident, contoured brush strokes with watercolor washes,
alternating between full color and monochromatic tints. He shows us
that what was happening in Vietnam was a nightmare, but also that
his youthful perspective made it seem, at the time, like an
adventure." --New York Times "A gorgeous graphic memoir ... This
story of one family during a horrible war is powerful, managing to
be both broad and intensely intimate at the same time." --Book Riot
"Truong forcefully recreates his saga, using a bold, blocky visual
style and a muted color palette that deftly renders his family
members and vividly captures crowded Saigon cityscapes and besieged
countryside." --Booklist "A terrific graphic novel ... [Given]
American film representations of Vietnam (from Apocalypse Now and
Platoon to Full Metal Jacket and Hamburger Hill) have become the de
facto popular truth of that war, Truong's nuanced account offers an
absorbing counter-narrative." --Macleans
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