The best we could do : an illustrated memoir
Bui, Thi2017
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The author describes her experiences as a young Vietnamese immigrant, highlighting her family's move from their war-torn home to the United States in graphic novel format.
Main title:
The best we could do : an illustrated memoir / Thi Bui.
Author:
Edition:
Revised and expanded.
Imprint:
New York : Abrams ComicArts, 2018
Collation:
327 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published in hardcover in 2017 by Abrams ComicArts.
Contents:
Labor -- Rewind, reverse -- Home, the holding pen -- Blood and rice -- Either, or -- The chessboard -- Heroes and losers -- The shore -- Fire and ash -- Ebb and flow.
Awards:
Booklist Editor's Choice/Adult Books for Young Adults 2017; Nominations: National Book Critics Circle: Bio/Autobio Finalist 2017.
ISBN:
9781419718786
Dewey class:
973.0495920092B973.049592
Language:
English
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Subject:
Bui, Thi -- Comic books, strips, etcVietnamese Americans -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etcVietnamese Americans -- Comic books, strips, etcVietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Vietnamese -- Comic books, strips, etcRefugees -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etcAsian Americans -- History -- Comic books, strips, etcMedicine -- Comic books, strips, etcGraphic novels
BRN:
373162
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 973.049592 BUI | Available |