- Taschenbuch: 176 Seiten
- Verlag: Univ of Washington Pr (Dezember 1999)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0295977361
- ISBN-13: 978-0295977362
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,8 x 15,3 x 1,1 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 280.641 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Outhine Bounyavong is one of the most prominent contemporary writers in Laos. His stories are animated with Laotian virtues of simplicity, compassion, respect for age, and other village mores; they breathe with a gentleness that is fresh and distinctive. Outhine is interested in his own memories, in how to behave with compassion, and in the chain of life among men and women that reaches into the earth. Rather than writing through an ideological lens, Outhine focuses on the passions and foibles of ordinary people. Their good luck, disappointments, and plain but poignant conversations reveal the subtle textures of Lao culture. The tragedy of war and the threat of environmental degradation are themes woven into his stories. This book presents fourteen of Outhine Bounyavong's short stories in English translation alongside the Lao originals, marking his formal debut for an American audience. It is also the first collection of Lao short stories to be published in the English language. Peter Koret's Introduction explores the history of modern Lao literature and considers Outhine's writing within this broader context. Outhine Bounyavong was born in Laos in 1942. The author of four collections of short stories, he has had a long career as a journalist, editor, and translator. He lives in Vientiane.
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Outhine Bounyavong is one of the most prominent contemporary writers in Laos. His stories are animated with Laotian virtues of simplicity, compassion, respect for age, and other village mores; they breathe with a gentleness that is fresh and distinctive. Outhine is interested in his own memories, in how to behave with compassion, and in the chain of life among men and women that reaches into the earth. Rather than writing through an ideological lens, Outhine focuses on the passions and foibles of ordinary people. Their good luck, disappointments, and plain but poignant conversations reveal the subtle textures of Lao culture. The tragedy of war and the threat of environmental degradation are themes woven into his stories. This book presents fourteen of Outhine Bounyavong's short stories in English translation alongside the Lao originals, marking his formal debut for an American audience. It is also the first collection of Lao short stories to be published in the English language. Peter Koret's Introduction explores the history of modern Lao literature and considers Outhine's writing within this broader context. Outhine Bounyavong was born in Laos in 1942.The author of four collections of short stories, he has had a long career as a journalist, editor, and translator. He lives in Vientiane.
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This book contains fourteen short stories and had just average entertainment. If you want to learn about the Lao culture it will help you understand and it is a good book for that purpose. Unfortunately, the stories were not very exciting. Each one had a nice moral or a lesson to learn and put a smile on my face. But, if you are a busy person it might not be worth your time to read this book. It was not a bad collection; I just expected more.
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Mother's Beloved
28. August 2000
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This book of 14 short stories by the late Outhine Bounyavong, a noted Lao author, is the first book of contemporary Lao short stories available in English. These deceptively simple stories tell of ordinary Lao people, their customs, traditions, and values, and show the impact of political, economic, and social changes since independence. Despite occasional infelicities in translation, this book will be valuable to those interested in Laos or in Southeast Asian literature. This bi-lingual English-Lao edition should be of particular interest to Lao emigrants and their children. The older adults will be happy with the Lao version, and their children can capture a sense of their parents' former lives through the English translation. Peter Koret provedes a useful introduction to Lao literature and Outhine's place in it.
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Stories from Laos
16. Juni 2000
Format:Taschenbuch
This book contains fourteen short stories and had just average entertainment. If you want to learn about the Lao culture it will help you understand and it is a good book for that purpose. Unfortunately, the stories were not very exciting. Each one had a nice moral or a lesson to learn and put a smile on my face. But, if you are a busy person it might not be worth your time to read this book. It was not a bad collection; I just expected more.
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Okay collection of stories
23. Juli 2005
Format:Taschenbuch
I thought this book was going to be more of a collection of "folk" stories from Laos. Stories about the turtle and hare. But in actually it is made up of more short and simple stories. The book is written in a very simple term and gave a bit of insight into what Laotians value among themselves and others. It is mostly about giving to the community, being a part of the community, being proud of being a "civil servant". There are observations of corruption in one story. But it is worth a read, as there doesn't seem to be anything like this out there (written by a Lao author). I would keep this book in support of seeing more Lao writers in the future.
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