Parallels / Vū Đình Giang ; translated by Khải Q. Nguyên ; edited by Samuel Tan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vũ, Đình Giang, 1976- author.

Contributor:

Tan, Samuel, editor.

Nguyẽ̂n, Khải Q., translator.

Standardized Title:

Song song. English

Language:

English

Vietnamese

Subjects (All):

Homosexuality--Vietnam--Fiction.

Homosexuality.

Gay men--Vietnam--Fiction.

Gay men.

Triangles (Interpersonal relations)--Fiction.

Triangles (Interpersonal relations).

Genre:

Experimental fiction

Novels

Translations

Experimental fiction.

Novels.

Diary fiction.

Gay fiction.

Physical Description:

275 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

London, United Kingdom : Major Books, 2025.

Summary:

"G.g, H, and Kan are young, and homosexual. They soon find themselves caught up in a m̌nage ̉ trois that forces them to grapple with devastating consequences rooted in wounds from their private pasts. Embedded in violence, insanity, betrayals, homoeroticism and surrealism, Parallels is a riveting account of how carnal and emotional scars can determine how we love and hurt each other; an exquisite ďbut that introduces readers to the astonishing gifts of Vi Đnh Giang's imaginative power and distinctive style. A hidden gem in contemporary Vietnamese literature, Parallels draws likely comparisons to pages of Alan Hollinghurst, Édouard Louis, and Garth Greenwell. Intense, complex and cinematic, this is the first gay novel from Vietnam to be available in the English language"-- Back cover.

Notes:

Originally published in Vietnamese as Song song in 2007.

ISBN:

9781917233064

191723306X

OCLC:

1526227697

Publisher Number:

90104771753