Fourth Uncle in the Mountain The Remarkable Legacy of a Buddhist Itinerant Doctor in Vietnam

Name: Fourth Uncle in the Mountain The Remarkable Legacy of a Buddhist Itinerant Doctor in Vietnam
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ISBN: 9780312314316

ISBN-10: 0312314310

ISBN-13: 9780312314316

Edition: 2006

Authors: Marjorie Pivar, Quang Van Nguyen

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Set during the French and American wars in South Vietnam, Fourth Uncle in the Mountain is the true story of an orphan, Quang Van Nguyen, adopted by a sixty-four-year-old monk, Thau, who carries great responsibility for his people as a barefoot doctor. Thau manages against all odds to raise his son to follow in his footsteps and in doing so saves him, as well as a part of Vietnam’s esoteric knowledge from the Vietnam holocaust. Thau is wanted by the French regime and occasionally must flee in to the jungle, where he is perfectly at home living among the animals. As wise and resourceful as Thau is, he meets his match in his mischievous son. Quang is more interested in learning Cambodian…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 10/3/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English