Phan Thai Yen

Mua Tren PHO Snoqualmie Phan Thai Yen

From his debut collection of short stories "Mua Trang Uot" (Rainy Moon Season) to his novel "Can Nha Sau Cua Bien" (The House Behind the Seagate), and now "Mua Tren Pho Snoqualmie" (Rain Upon Snowqualmie), Phan Thai Yen takes readers on a journey of remembrance, telling stories distinctly his yet resonant with anyone. Mua Trang Uot captured the fateful decisions of soldiers while Can Nha Sau Cua Bien gave us a sweeping portrait of southern Vietnam after 1975 and lives betrayed by history. Once more, Phan Thai Yen delivers in this collection of seventeen new stories. His prose is as various as the rain, sometimes like being caught in the force of a sudden downpour, and the other times like watching a light afternoon rain gently flying by. You will see yourself in each story, an unmistakable refugee drawn with the author's sharp and graceful precision, and recognize the endless sorrow within, for the rain here makes the soul homesick.