BOOKS

My Travel Memoir:
Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Across the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam by Andrew X Pham, (Hardcover, FSG, 1999; Paperback, Picador, 2000; ISBN-10: 0312267177). After three years of struggling as starving writer, I set out for an adventure on a $250 bicycle, a year of riding in four countries. The book deals with family issues, identity, and reconciliation. Read a sample chapter. Purchase a Signed Hardcover First Edition of this book.

My Father’s Life:
The Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars by Andrew X Pham, (Hardcover, Harmony, Random House, June 2008; ISBN-10: 030738120X). This book was conceived from years of talking and emailing with my father about his life and early childhood. I felt that it was important to preserve the views and experiences of his generation. Read a sample chapter. Purchase a Signed Hardcover First Edition of this book.

Translation:
Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Thuy Dang Tram, by Dr. Thuy Dang Tram, translation by Andrew X. Pham and Thong V. Pham, (Hardcover, Harmony, Random House, Sept. 2007; ISBN-10: 0307347370). A gorgeous, strange, noble, and heart-wrenching diary. I've shed more than a few tears while translating it.

Notables: Kiriyama Prize , Whiting Writer Award, Quality Paperback Book Prize, the Oregon Literature Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, National Book Critics Circle Finalist, Guardian Prize Shortlist Finalist, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, a Barnes & Noble Discovery Book, and a Border’s Original Voices Selection.