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Presents selections of mainstream and alternative American literature, including both fiction and nonfiction, that discuss a broad spectrum of subjects.
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Introduction by Sufjan Stevens
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Contents indexed selectively.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Boston,
Massachusetts,
c
United States of America (USA),c
Americas,:Houghton Mifflin
, 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.-
Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice,
single work
short story
'A young Vietnamese-Australian named Nam, in his final year at the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop, is trying to find his voice on the page. When his father, a man with a painful past, comes to visit, Nam's writing and sense of self are both deeply changed.
'Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice is a deeply moving story of identity, family and the wellsprings of creativity, from Nam Le's multi-award-winning collection The Boat.' (From the publisher's website, 2012 Penguin publication.)
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