{"product_id":"parallels-by-vu-dinh-giang","title":"Parallels by Vũ Ðinh Giang","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eWidely considered as the best Vietnamese gay fiction, \u003ci\u003eParallels\u003c\/i\u003e is Vũ Đình Giang’s debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eG.g, H, and Kan are young, and homosexual. They soon find themselves caught up in a ménage à trois that forces them to grapple with devastating consequences rooted in wounds from their private pasts. Embedded in violence, insanity, betrayals, homoeroticism and surrealism, Parallels is a riveting account of how carnal and emotional scars can determine how we love and hurt each other; an exquisite début that introduces readers to the astonishing gifts of Vũ Đình Giang’s imaginative power and distinctive style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA hidden gem in contemporary Vietnamese literature, Parallels draws likely comparisons to pages of Alan Hollinghurst, Édouard Louis, and Garth Greenwell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntense, complex and cinematic, this is the first gay novel from Vietnam to be available in the English language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \/ 273 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookish Type","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56896038732157,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0891\/0933\/files\/parallels.jpg?v=1757692281","url":"https:\/\/thebookishtype.pro\/products\/parallels-by-vu-dinh-giang","provider":"The Bookish Type","version":"1.0","type":"link"}