Fire In The Rain - A Short Story Collection (Lửa Cháy Trong Mưa - Tuyển Tập Truyện Ngắn) English version

There Is No History, Only Fictions Of Varying Degrees Of Plausibility .Fire in the Rain, a collection of eleven short stories, interweaves fascinating Vietnamese folk tales with historical events of Vietnam. In 2013, a chance encounter in Little Saigon between Lt. Toan, a former officer of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and fellow Vietnam veteran, Cpl. Brad Miller, sparks a sojourn into the past. Beginning with two legendary sisters in the year 42 A.D., the stories continue through key points of Vietnamese struggles against the Han Chinese, Mongols, Ming, French and communism, culminating in visions of a futuristic democracy in Vietnam.
The stories are highlighted by stunning graphic illustrations and supported by meticulously researched historical and factual notes, including maps and references. Readers will find many fascinating facts and theories about the legendary Trưng sisters, the battle at the Bạch Đằng River in 938, the Diên Hồng people’s congress in 1285, Nguyễn Trãi's Great Proclamation upon the Pacification of the Wu and the Lychee Garden incident in 1442, the poignant execution of Bùi Thị Xuân in 1802, the last day of the Điện Biên Phủ battle in 1954, the Huế massacre in 1968, the collapse of South Vietnam in 1975, the Boat People exodus, and the future democracy in Vietnam in 2056. The original text in English is translated into Vietnamese by the author himself.