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Drawing on his experiences as a translator and spy during the vietnam war, in 1992 american author robert olen butler published a. Robert olen butlers story, a good scent from a strange mountain, focuses intently on the last phase of an old mans life. Any reader of this book will feel a strange and perhaps salutary sense of exposure, and be made to wonder, among other things, just who are the real americans. Spaceman, on distant ground robert olen butler open library donate. Robert olen butler was born in 1945 in granite city, illinois to an executive secretary and an actor. Description book a good scent from a strange mountain by robert olen butler a good scent from a strange mountain is a 1992 collection of short stories by robert olen butler.
Author interview robert olen butler, author of fair. Written in a soaring prose, butler s haunting and powerful stories blend vietnamese folklore and contemporary american realities, creating a vibrant panorama that is. It received the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1993 each story in the collection is narrated by a different vietnamese immigrant living in the us state of louisiana. The correct sentence should be, have you read a good scent from a strange mountain the book title should be either underlined or italicized. The book begins on the day that the hays are to finalize their divorce.
Each story in the collection is narrated by a different vietnamese immigrant living in the us state of louisiana. A good scent from a strange mountain kindle edition by robert olen butler. A good scent from a strange mountain is a collection of short stories each from a different persons point of view. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Each story in the collection is narrated by a different vietnamese immigrant living in the u. Robert olen butler s story, a good scent from a strange mountain, focuses intently on the last phase of an old mans life. Wikiproject vietnam rated startclass, lowimportance this article is part of. Robert olen butler author of a good scent from a strange. Written in a soaring prose, butler s haunting and powerful stories blend vietnamese folklore and contemporary american realities. A good scent from a strange mountain, by robert olen butler henry holt. A good scent from a strange mountain, by robert olen. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
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