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The Leper Colony

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In a leper colony, the damned are quarantined; the damned arebanished, untouchable, to dim crouching huts-forever. This is where Phong Nguyen, a Vietnamese emigrant, finds himself in the end of his journey to the "Promised Land"-America. His damnation begins with an angel. She comes like some angelic being who has descended to earth to confirm his belief: If you wait long enough, your lover will one day materialize out of your dream. Her name is Lan. "Orchid" in English. She is not Phong's friend or lover, and yet, beyond his control, he becomes inextricably involved with her story, and learns from this "orchid" what it means to be human when the time comes for him to face his own damnation.

Language: English

Pages: 392

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 01, 2000

ISBN 13: 9780738818320

The Leper Colony

0/5 ( ratings)

In a leper colony, the damned are quarantined; the damned arebanished, untouchable, to dim crouching huts-forever. This is where Phong Nguyen, a Vietnamese emigrant, finds himself in the end of his journey to the "Promised Land"-America. His damnation begins with an angel. She comes like some angelic being who has descended to earth to confirm his belief: If you wait long enough, your lover will one day materialize out of your dream. Her name is Lan. "Orchid" in English. She is not Phong's friend or lover, and yet, beyond his control, he becomes inextricably involved with her story, and learns from this "orchid" what it means to be human when the time comes for him to face his own damnation.

Language: English

Pages: 392

Format: Hardcover

Release: January 01, 2000

ISBN 13: 9780738818320

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