All The Rivers Flow Into The Sea: A Collection of Inspirational Short Stories for Book Lovers - Perfect for Relaxing Reading, Book Clubs & Gift Giving" （注：原标题为中文诗歌/文学作品名称的英文翻译，因此优化时保持了文学性，同时增加了SEO关键词和适用场景）
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Author of Mrs. Rossi's Dream, a 2019 Foreword Reviews INDIES Silver and Bronze Winner (War & Military Adult Fiction); and A Mother's Tale & Other Stories, a Foreword Reviews INDIES Bronze Winner From Vietnam to America, this story collection, jewel-like, evocative and layered, brings to the readers a unique sense of love, passions and the tragedy of rape, all together contrasting a darker theme of perils. The titular story captures a simple love story that transcends cultural barriers. The opening story "A Woman-Child" brings the shy eroticism of adolescence set against a backdrop of the seaside with its ever present ecological beauty. A youthful love affair between an older American man and a much younger Vietnamese girl has its poignant brevity in "All the Pretty Little Horses." In "The Yin-Yang Market" magical realism and the beauty of innocence abounds in deep dark places, teeming with life and danger. "A Mute Girl's Yarn" tells a magical coming-of-age story like sketches in a child's fairy book. Bringing together the damned, the unfit, the brave who succumb by their own doing to the call of fate, their desire to survive never dying, it is a great journey to inhabit this world where redemption of human goodness arises out of violence and beauty to become part of its essential mercy.
Customer Reviews
One of the many things that I enjoyed about this sublimely written collection of short stories was how Khanh Ha took me through so many different perspectives on the Vietnamese experience. Some stories were dark, others romantic and redemptive, but all stories evoked so many powerful emotions. As I read them, I was reminded of the layered nature of human existence, and realized that the Vietnamese experience, weaving through love, innocence, beauty and heartbreak is actually universal. For anyone who is a fan of captivating storytelling, this is absolutely a must-read.
