Chronicles of A VillageA fragmentary poetic novel that interweaves the legends, tragedies and histories of a tabulated village in modern day Vietnam. Chronicles of a Village is set in an anonymous Vietnamese village based on the author's personal memories. The surrealistic narrative touches on the country's pre modern history, the colonial era, and the onslaught of modernity that irreversibly affects the mountains, rivers, soil and memories of a wretched people. Written in