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Andrew X. Pham
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in Saigon, Viet Nam
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Why We Write
Sometimes I wonder why I write when it’s such a costly endeavor for someone like myself. I do not breathe words like gifted writers. I grind them out, I chisel them from some dark granite quarry. They don’t come cheaply.
Writing is either an addiction or a curse–probably both. It’s a compulsion of some sort. Take the essay below for instance: it took several working days, nearly a week,
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Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
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1999
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20 editions
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Twilight Territory
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2024
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9 editions
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Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram
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2005
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29 editions
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The Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars
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2008
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14 editions
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A Culinary Odyssey: My Cookbook Diary of Travels, Flavors, and Memories of Southeast Asia
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2012
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2 editions
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A Theory of Flight
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2012
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3 editions
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La terra del crepuscolo
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“Nobody gives way to anybody. Everyone just angles, points, dives directly toward his destination, pretending it is an all-or-nothing gamble. People glare at one another and fight for maneuvering space. All parties are equally determined to get the right-of-way--insist on it. They swerve away at the last possible moment, giving scant inches to spare. The victor goes forwards, no time for a victory grin, already engaging in another contest of will. Saigon traffic is Vietnamese life, a continuous charade of posturing, bluffing, fast moves, tenacity and surrenders.”
― Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
― Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
“When it's all over, you'll realize that the answer is already within you.”
― Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
― Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
“The perfection of intention. In the end, it is all that matters.”
― Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
― Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
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