Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 Where the Sea Takes Us : A Vietnamese-Australian Story
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'In the 1970s and 1980s, hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese families set out on perilous journeys in rickety boats to escape communist rule and seek out a better life. Kim Huynh's family was one of them.

'In this unique memoir, Kim traces his parents' precarious lives from their poor villages in central and south Vietnam, through relative affluence in Saigon, to their harrowing experiences after the American withdrawal and the fall of Saigon in 1975. As Kim explores his parents' stories, he unveils the tragedy, oppression and inner strength of ordinary people struggling to survive in a country beset by colonisation and ravaged by war.' (Publisher's blurb)

Notes

  • Epigraph: Just run the risk, close your eyes and take a step. See how the earth wickedly spins and where it takes you. 'The Tale of Kieu.'

Contents

* Contents derived from the Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Harper Perennial , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Vietnam Diary 2002, Kim Huynh , single work diary (p. 2-13) Section: P.S.
Finding Home, Josie Gagliano , single work review
— Review of Where the Sea Takes Us : A Vietnamese-Australian Story Kim Huynh , 2007 single work autobiography ;
(p. 14-18) Section: P.S.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Fourth Estate , 2007 .
      Extent: xvi, 332p., [8] p. of platesp.
      Description: illus., maps; ports.
      Note/s:
      • Includes bibliographical references.
      ISBN: 9780732285593 (pbk.)
    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Harper Perennial , 2008 .
      Extent: xvi, 332, 18p; [8] p. of platesp.
      Description: illus., maps; ports.
      Note/s:
      • Bibliography: 323-332.
      • In an additional 18 page 'P.S.' section, this 2008 edition contains the author's 'Vietnam Diary 2002' and a review of the book.
      ISBN: 9780732285609 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

Untitled Bill Cuthbert , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 21 no. 3 2007; (p. 35-36)

— Review of Where the Sea Takes Us : A Vietnamese-Australian Story Kim Huynh , 2007 single work autobiography
Finding Home Josie Gagliano , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The City Weekly , 26 July 2007; Where the Sea Takes Us : A Vietnamese-Australian Story 2008; (p. 14-18)

— Review of Where the Sea Takes Us : A Vietnamese-Australian Story Kim Huynh , 2007 single work autobiography
Untitled Gillian Dooley , 2007 single work review
— Review of Where the Sea Takes Us : A Vietnamese-Australian Story Kim Huynh , 2007 single work autobiography
Fleeing Vietnam Rod Moran , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 13 October 2007; (p. 40-41)

— Review of Where the Sea Takes Us : A Vietnamese-Australian Story Kim Huynh , 2007 single work autobiography
Memoir Anne Susskind , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 18 September vol. 125 no. 6587 2007; (p. 52)

— Review of Where the Sea Takes Us : A Vietnamese-Australian Story Kim Huynh , 2007 single work autobiography
From Saigon to Safety's Shores Ross Fitzgerald , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 July 2007; (p. 16-17)

— Review of Where the Sea Takes Us : A Vietnamese-Australian Story Kim Huynh , 2007 single work autobiography
Memoir Anne Susskind , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 18 September vol. 125 no. 6587 2007; (p. 52)

— Review of Where the Sea Takes Us : A Vietnamese-Australian Story Kim Huynh , 2007 single work autobiography
Fleeing Vietnam Rod Moran , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 13 October 2007; (p. 40-41)

— Review of Where the Sea Takes Us : A Vietnamese-Australian Story Kim Huynh , 2007 single work autobiography
Untitled Gillian Dooley , 2007 single work review
— Review of Where the Sea Takes Us : A Vietnamese-Australian Story Kim Huynh , 2007 single work autobiography
Finding Home Josie Gagliano , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The City Weekly , 26 July 2007; Where the Sea Takes Us : A Vietnamese-Australian Story 2008; (p. 14-18)

— Review of Where the Sea Takes Us : A Vietnamese-Australian Story Kim Huynh , 2007 single work autobiography
Giralang Gonzo's Warts 'n All Tale Natasha Rudra , 2007 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 July 2007; (p. 12)
Last amended 26 Mar 2010 07:43:30
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