Vietnamese Memories Book 2
Little Saigon - Softcover Trade

Clément Baloup

Authors:
Clément Baloup (Story & art)
Date:
Nov 13, 2018
Edition:
Softcover Trade
Format:
256 pages - Color
7.6 x 10.2 in
ISBN:
9781594657993
Price:
$24.95 - £19.99 - Can$32.99

Vietnamese Memories Book 2
Little Saigon - Softcover Trade

Clément Baloup

Colonialism and war disrupted the lives of millions of Vietnamese people during the 20th century. These are their stories.

Clement Baloup intimately traces the paths of those who went to great lengths to seek asylum in unfamiliar lands, and against all odds, established prosperous communities rooted in the colorful culture and experiences of their past, while fostering a future unhindered by the political and personal turmoil that haunts their pasts.

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In the same series

Book 1 : Leaving Saigon

Book 2 : Little Saigon

Book 1 : Leaving Saigon

Book 2 : Little Saigon

Press

COMICS BEAT

"Baloup is a master of making scenery come alive and placing his subjects within them..."

BD Gest

The drawing style differs from the first volume. Clean and expressive lines serve the story completely, and colors skillfully emphasize feelings: dark purple for the terrifying and painful memories of the past; whereas the present, with its more peaceful and hopeful evocations, is depicted in warmer terracotta and yellow shades. (transl. from the French - Olivia)

Musée national de l'histoire de l'immigration

Little Saigon is written with great restraint, subtlety, empathy, and tenderness towards these men and women seen here in their daily routine but whose journey remains unsuspected. Baloup draws wide open spaces and landscapes with ease, but excels even more at cityscapes. (transl. from the French - Olivia)

Publishers Weekly

Vibrant. . . . these stories give human faces to the effects of colonialism and war in the Vietnamese diaspora.

NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS

“A good addition to the growing canon of forgotten voices finally speaking out.”

Slings and Arrows

"Evocative, sad and enlightening, Baloup’s work should hold widespread interest..."

Asian Review of Books

"It is often interesting and useful to look at Asia through a non-English, albeit still Western eye. Leaving Saigon does not disappoint."

Graphic Policy

"Altogether, a great book that pushes the boundaries of storytelling and remembers that true stories are sometimes more interesting than fiction"

Cultured Vultures

A beautiful looking little book that punches above its own weight in terms of historical value.

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