Book description
Traumatized by memories of his war-ravaged country, and with his son
and daughter-in-law dead, Monsieur Linh travels to a foreign land to
bring the child in his arms to safety. The other refugees in the
detention centre are unsure how to help the old man; his caseworkers are
compassionate, but overworked. Monsieur Linh struggles beneath the
weight of his sorrow, and becomes increasingly bewildered and isolated
in this unfamiliar, fast-moving town. And then he encounters Monsieur
Bark. They do not speak each others language, but Monsieur Bark is
sympathetic to the foreigners need to care for the child. Recently
widowed and equally alone, he is eager to talk, and Monsieur Linh knows
how to listen. The two men share their solitude, and find friendship in
an unlikely dialogue between two very different cultures. Monsieur Linh
and His Child is a remarkable novel with an extraordinary twist, a
subtle portrait of friendship and a dialogue between two cultures.
Traumatized by memories of his war-ravaged country, and with his son and
daughter-in-law dead, Monsieur Linh travels to a foreign land to bring
the child in his arms to safety. The other refugees in the detention
centre are unsure how to help the old man; his caseworkers are
compassionate, but overworked. Monsieur Linh struggles beneath the
weight of his sorrow, and becomes increasingly bewildered and isolated
in this unfamiliar, fast-moving town. And then he encounters Monsieur
Bark. They do not speak each others language, but Monsieur Bark is
sympathetic to the foreigners need to care for the child. Recently
widowed and equally alone, he is eager to talk, and Monsieur Linh knows
how to listen. The two men share their solitude, and find friendship in
an unlikely dialogue between two very different cultures. Monsieur Linh
and His Child is a remarkable novel with an extraordinary twist, a
subtle portrait of friendship and a dialogue between two cultures.
