Vu Tran je oceňovaný autor, ktorého debutový román získal uznanie ako významné dielo a bol zaradený medzi najlepšie knihy roka. Jeho poviedky sa objavili v prestížnych antológiách, čo svedčí o jeho majstrovstve v krátkej forme. Tran sa vyznačuje originálnym štýlom a hlbokým vhľadom do ľudskej psychiky, pričom sa často zameriava na témy identity a vykorisťovania. Jeho diela skúmajú zložitosť ľudských vzťahov a kultúrnych stretov s neopozeranou perspektívou.
A memoir in graphic novel format about the author's experiences as the son of Vietnamese immigrants who fled to America during the fall of Saigon describes how he learned his tragic ancestral history and the impact of the Vietnam War on his family while visiting their homeland years later
A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year "Note-perfect. Heartbreaking. Profound…[A] polished dagger of a novel that will cut out your heart." —Charles Bock, New York Times best-selling author of Beautiful Children Robert, an Oakland cop, still can’t let go of Suzy, the mysterious Vietnamese wife who left him. Now she’s disappeared from her new husband, Sonny, a violent smuggler who blackmails Robert into finding her. Searching for Suzy in the sleek and seamy gambling dens of Las Vegas, Robert finds himself also chasing the past that haunts her—one that extends back to Vietnam and a refugee camp in Malaysia, and forward to Suzy’s estranged daughter, a poker shark now taking the future into her own hands.
The book introduces a novel approach to reading non-fiction that addresses the shortcomings of traditional reading techniques. It promises to enhance reading speed by four times while doubling the impact of the material consumed, all with reduced effort. By implementing this straightforward method, readers can regain control over their self-development and improve their learning efficiency.