The best we could do : an illustrated memoir
Bui, Thi2018
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This is an intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family's journey from war-torn Vietnam, from debut author Thi Bui. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves.
Main title:
The best we could do : an illustrated memoir / Thi Bui.
Author:
Bui, Thi, author., artist
Edition:
Revised and expanded [edition].
Imprint:
New York : Abrams ComicArts, 2018.
Collation:
327 pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: 2017.
ISBN:
9781419718786 (pbk)
Dewey class:
973.049592200922973.049
Language:
English
Subject:
Bui, Thi -- Family -- Comic books, strips, etcVietnamese -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etcVietnam -- History -- 1945-1975 -- Comic books, strips, etcHistoryAutobiography: generalEuropean tradition graphic novelsHistory of the AmericasRefugees & political asylumMigration, immigration & emigration
BRN:
1154369
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