The Best We Could Do

作者 Thi Bui作者
出版社 Abrams ComicArts
出版时间 2018年4月
ISBN 1419718789 或 9781419718786
定价 86.87

内容简介

ANABAIndiesIntroduceWinter/Spring2017SelectionABarnes&NobleDiscoverGreatNewWritersSpring2017SelectionNowinpaperback,thiscriticallyacclaimedandbeautifullyillustratedemotionalstoryisanevocativememoiraboutthesearchforabetterfutureandalongingforthepast.Exploringtheanguishofimmigrationandthelastingeffectsthatdisplacementhasonachildandherfamily,Buidocumentsthestoryofherfamily'sdaringescapeafterthefallofSouthVietnaminthe1970s,andthedifficultiestheyfacedbuildingnewlivesforthemselves.AttheheartofSui'sstoryisauniversalstruggle:Whileadjustingtolifeasafirst-timemother,sheultimatelydiscoverswhatitmeanstobeaparent-theendlesssacrifices,theunnoticedgestures,andthedepthsofunspokenlove.Despitehowimpossibleitseemstotakeonthesimultaneousrolesofbothparentandchild,Buipushesthrough.Withhaunting,poeticwritingandbreathtakingart,sheexaminesthestrengthoffamily,theimportanceofidentity,andthemeaningofhome.InwhatPulitzerPrize-winningnovelistVietThanhNguyencalls"abooktobreakyourheartandhealit,"TheBestWeCouldDobringstolifeThiSui'sjourneyofunderstanding,andprovidesinspirationtoallofthosewhosearchforabetterfuturewhilelongingforasimplerpast.

作者简介

ThiBuiwasborninVietnamandimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesasachild.Shestudiedartandlawandthoughtaboutbecomingacivilrightslawyer,butbecameapublicschoolteacherinstead.ShelivesinBerkeleywithherson,herhusband,andhermother.TheBestWeCouldDoisherfirstgraphicnovel.

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