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Over the Moat: Love Among the Ruins of Imperial Vietnam
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Over the Moat: Love Among the Ruins of Imperial Vietnam Paperback - 2004

by sullivan

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In the fall of 1992, James Sullivan travels to Vietnam to bicycle from Saigon to Hanoi. "Over the Moat" is the story of Sullivan's efforts to win a woman's favor while immersing himself in Vietnamese culture, of kindly insinuating himself in her colorful and warm family, and of learning how to create a common language based on love and understanding.

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  • Title Over the Moat: Love Among the Ruins of Imperial Vietnam
  • Author sullivan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Picador, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
  • Date 2004-01-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ZB28473
  • ISBN 9780312422370 / 0312422377
  • Weight 1.01 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.43 x 5.61 x 0.9 in (21.41 x 14.25 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1990's
    • Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
  • Library of Congress subjects Vietnam - Social life and customs, Courtship - Vietnam
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003062335
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Kirkus Reviews, 11/01/2003, Page 1307
  • Library Journal, 01/01/2004, Page 143
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/20/2003, Page 41

About the author

James Sullivan was born and raised in Quincy, Massachusetts, and attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His journalism has appeared in a number of national magazines. He lives with his wife Thuy and their two children in Scarborough, Maine.

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