This“movingandriveting“booksharesalayered,epic,multigenerationalstoryoftheVietnamwaranditsaftermath(VietThanhNguyen,PulitzerPrizewinningauthorofTheSympathizer)WiththeepicsweepofMinJinLee’sPachinkoorYaaGyasi’sHomegoingandthelyricalbeautyofVaddeyRatner’sIntheShadowoftheBanyan,TheMountainsSingtellsanenveloping,multigenerationaltaleoftheTrầnfamily,setagainstthebackdropoftheViệtNamWar.TrầnDiệuLan,whowasbornin1920,wasforcedtofleeherfamilyfarmwithhersixchildrenduringtheLandReformastheCommunistgovernmentroseintheNorth.YearslaterinH?Nội,heryounggranddaughter,Hương,comesofageasherparentsandunclesheadoffdowntheHồCh穩MinhTrailtofightinaconflictthattoreapartnotjustherbelovedcountry,butalsoherfamily.Vivid,gripping,andsteepedinthelanguageandtraditionsofViệtNam,TheMountainsSingbringstolifethehumancostsofthisconflictfromthepointofviewoftheVietnamesepeoplethemselves,whileshowingusthetruepowerofkindnessandhope.TheMountainsSingiscelebratedVietnamesepoetNguyễnPhanQuếMai’sfirstnovelinEnglish.NewYorkTimesEditors’ChoiceSelectionWinnerofthe2020LannanLiteraryAwardsFellowship“[An]absorbing,stirringnovel...that,inmorethanonesense,remedieshistory.“--TheNewYorkTimesBookReview
