Novel without a Name
by Duong Thu Huong
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The author of
Paradise of the Blind, the first novel from Vietnam ever published in America, traces a young man's experiences fighting for North Vietnam, in a novel banned in Vietnam for its subversive content. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
NYT.
Book Club Questions for Novel without a Name (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Novel without a Name (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Novel without a Name:
- Did Duong Thu Huong emphasize any specific themes throughout Novel without a Name? What do you think Duong Thu Huong is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Novel without a Name and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Novel without a Name? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Novel without a Name reveal Duong Thu Huong's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Duong Thu Huong is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Novel without a Name affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Duong Thu Huong's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Novel without a Name (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Novel without a Name (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Novel without a Name:
- Did Duong Thu Huong make persuasive arguments in Novel without a Name? Did Novel without a Name change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Novel without a Name?
- How does Duong Thu Huong present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Duong Thu Huong biased within Novel without a Name? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Novel without a Name make you want to read next? Why?
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