Elevator in Sà̀i Gòn / Thuận ; translated from the Vietnamese by Nguyẽ̂n An Lý.
"A young Vietnamese woman living in Paris travels back to Saigon for her estranged mother's funeral. Her brother had recently built a new house in Saigon, and staged a grotesquely lavish ceremony for their mother to inaugurate what was rumored to be the first elevator in a private home in the country. But shortly after the ceremony, in the middle of the night, their mother mysteriously fell down the elevator shaft, dying in an instant. After the funeral, the daughter becomes increasingly fascinated with her family's history, and begins to investigate and track an enigmatic figure, Paul Polotski, who emerges from her mother's notebook. Like an amateur sleuth, she trails Polotski through the streets of Paris, sneaking behind him as he goes about his usual routines. Meanwhile, she also researches her mother's past-zigzagging across France and Asia-trying to find clues to the spiraling, deepening questions her mother left behind unanswered-and perhaps unanswerable. Still banned in Vietnam, Elevator in Saigon is a thrilling novel combining elements of the detective thriller, historical romance, postcolonial ghost story, and a scathing satire of life in a communist state"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780811238540
- ISBN: 0811238547
- Physical Description: 171 pages ; 20 cm
- Publisher: New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "A New Directions paperback original."
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- Subject:
- Families > Fiction.
Death > Fiction. - Genre:
- Satirical fiction.
Ghost stories.
Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC THUAN (Text) | 36015001912738 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
