Books from Laos

There are few books by Laotian writers in English translation. Outhine Bounyavong is one of the most prominent writers in Laos and his "Mother's beloved" has been translated to English. T.C. Huo has written a novel about a Laotian chef in the US. His collection of family recipes is mixed up with memories from Laos.

List of books (in alphabetical order according to author)

Outhine Bounyavong

Mother´s beloved
This book presents 14 of Outhine Bounyavong's short stories in English translation alongside the Lao originals, marking his formal debut for an American audience. It is also the first collection of Lao short stories to be published in the English language. Peter Koret's Introduction explores the history of modern Lao literature and considers Outhine's writing within this broader context.

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T.C. Huo

A thousand wings
A Thousand Wings moves seamlessly in time between present-day San Francisco and Laos in the Vietnam War era to tell the story of one man's courtship of another through food and the shared stories of their Southeast Asian heritage.

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