Fake House

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A collection of short stories by one of the most highly regarded Vietnamese/American writers whose work explores the strange, atrocious, fond, and ongoing intimacies between Vietnam and the United States. The stories delve into the lives of marginal souls living in two distinct cultures. Anchored by the politics of race and sex, both the Vietnamese and American characters negotiate their way in a post-Vietnam War world. Linked by a complicated past and driven by an intense and angry energy, they give an extraordinary vitality to this remarkable and insightful collection.

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Linh Dinh's is a unique voice in contemporary American literature. He writes with the raging wit and the soul of a poet. Infused with beautiful black humor,Fake Housemarks an auspicious debut for this exciting young writer. Jessica Hagedorn, author of Dogeaters and The Gangster of Love


Twenty-one nervy stories portraying Asian and American culture, separately and in conflict, by a poet . . . known for his editorship of an important anthology of Vietnamese Fiction (Night, Again, 1996). . . . Vividly imagined characters . . . an interesting collection. Kirkus Reviews


Bloody and bilious, scabrous and scatological, elliptical and oddly redemptive, Linh Dinh'sFake Houseis a raw and disturbing work from a powerful young writer. David Lida, author of Travel Advisory: Stories of Mexico

Author Bio

A recipient of a Pew Foundation grant, a David T. Wong Fellowship, a Lannan Residency and, most recently, the Asian American Literary Award,LINH DINHwas born in Saigon in 1963 and emigrated to the United States in 1975. An acclaimed and provocative writer of short stories and contemporary fables, he is also the author of several books of poems and a novel,Love Like Hate. Linh has edited the anthologiesNight, Again: Contemporary Fiction from VietnamandThree Vietnamese Poets. His collection of stories,Blood and Soapwas chosen by theVillage Voiceas one of the Best Books of 2004.Linh's nonfiction essays havebeen published regularly atUnz Review,LewRockwell,Intrepid ReportandCounterCurrents,and his blog, Postcards from the End of America (linhdinhphotos.blogspot.com),is followed by thousands of readers. He has also publishedwidely inVietnamese.