Lotusland (Essential Prose Series), by David Joiner
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Lotusland (Essential Prose Series), by David Joiner
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Nathan Monroe is a 28-year-old American living in Saigon who falls in love with a poor but talented Vietnamese painter. When he fails to protect their love from her desperate chase for a better life in America, his safety net appears in the form of Anthony, an old domineering friend in Hanoi who hires Nathan at his real estate firm. Only much later does Nathan discover that Anthony has intended all along for him to take over his job and family so that he, too, can escape and start his life over in America. Lotuslanddramatizes the power imbalances between Westerners living abroad and between Westerners and Vietnamese -- in love and friendship, in the consequences of war, and in the pursuit of dreams.
Lotusland (Essential Prose Series), by David Joiner- Amazon Sales Rank: #1008145 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-05-15
- Released on: 2015-05-15
- Format: Kindle eBook
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Tender, brutal, authentic, Lotusland captures the romance, disenchantment, and discoveries of expats living high and low in Vietnam. Joiner weaves a fine story. – Andrew X. Pham, author of Catfish and Mandala and Eaves of Heaven, and translator of Last Night I Dreamed of Peace
Lotusland transports readers far away from narratives about the Vietnam War. David Joiner takes Vietnam as many people have come to know it and shows what it's like today. A wonderful, important debut. – Le Ly Hayslip, author of When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace
From the Back Cover The lives of two American friends in Vietnam diverge sharply when one chooses the path of a writer and the other strikes it rich in real estate. Their lives further conflict when they find themselves clashing over the Vietnamese women they've come to love.
About the Author David Joiner was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, but has since made his home in nearly 20 different cities across the US, Japan, and Vietnam. Lotusland is his first published novel. He has been going to Vietnam for 21 years and has lived there for more than a decade.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Joiner is an excellent writer who doesn't waste a single word - his ... By Saigonelk Joiner is an excellent writer who doesn't waste a single word - his spare, skilful prose paints a compelling picture of expat life in a fast-changing Vietnam. Lotusland is a story that will stay with you. It's so beautifully written that you'll come to care about the characters - even if you don't admire them.The story follows the experiences of two very different American expat men in Hanoi. The main character, Nathan, is an idealistic young writer who is determined to understand his new home. In contrast, his friend Anthony is there to get rich quick. He's married a local beauty and established a thriving real estate company.When Nathan falls for Le, an intriguing Vietnamese lacquer painter, he's dismayed that she's eager to leave Vietnam because she feels she'd have more opportunities in America. Anthony wants out too - he feels trapped in a loveless marriage and can't even communicate with his own children.The novel does a wonderful job of revealing the temptations faced by wealthy expats in poor countries and their moral decay. Having lived in Vietnam for 20 years, I find most books by non-Vietnamese authors set in Vietnam to be highly inauthentic. Lotusland is an exception - Joiner has produced a vivid and wholly believable portrayal of interconnecting lives in developing Vietnam.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A New Classic Novel on Vietnam By Garry Craig Powell The previous reviews summarize the plot of Lotusland quite well, so I shall touch on other matters here. First of all, in this beautifully written novel, which evokes the exotic beauty as well as the seediness of Vietnam so well, David Joiner uses interwoven plots (rather than the conventional plot and subplot) to focus on trust in different kinds of relationships. The story starts with an intriguing meeting between a somewhat enigmatic young Vietnamese woman, Le, and a young American writer, Nathan. There is tension, both erotic and personal, between the two from the moment they meet, and Nathan finds himself rather reluctantly agreeing to Le's proposal that he help her apply for an immigrant's visa to the States, in return for being his girlfriend. Cynical as this arrangement sounds, it is complicated by Nathan's deepening feelings for Le, and her elusiveness and secrecy, as well as her apparent reluctance to honor the terms of the agreement. What's more, Nathan has agreed to help his old friend Anthony, whom he owes a considerable sum, run his real estate company in Hanoi--far away from Saigon, where Le lives. So Nathan is torn between love and the promise he has given to his friend, between the desire to write and the need to make a living--and perhaps above all, between the words people utter--including himself--and what they really mean. If he has good reason to mistrust Le, Anthony has good reason to mistrust him. As Joiner pushes his characters into predicaments in which, finally, they are forced to confront who they really are and what their friendships and loves are really worth, we learn a great deal about life in Vietnam (a country I have not lived in but have visited) with all its contradictions, corruption, and often heart-rending beauty. Particularly poignant and moving are Lotusland's fascinating evocation of Vietnamese lacquer painting and of the horrors of Agent Orange, the chemical weapon the US government used there during the war, which continues to cause suffering even today. This is a big novel in scope, not simply a coming of age story about young people trying to find themselves in love and art and work, but equally the story of a country struggling to find its identity. With prose perhaps reminiscent of James Salter's, with its taut lyricism, and themes of human corruption reminiscent of Graham Greene, and of eroticism reminiscent of Marguerite Duras, this novel truly belongs on a shelf with The Quiet American, The Lover, or Duong The Huong's Novel Without a Name. In other words, it is a classic. Highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Compelling, beautifully written, with universal appeal By Kevin The writing in Lotusland is compelling yet enjoyable to read. The characters are thoroughly developed and all are unique and fascinating--Joiner does not use any "stock" characters. I became very involved with all of the characters and I agree with one of the other reviewers who said that you will care about the characters even if you don't admire them. The book is also a fascinating portrait of the Vietnam of today. Most of what we in America know about Vietnam dates from the war era. Joiner uses modern day Vietnam as a backdrop for his dynamic story about human relationships in such a way that the country itself becomes an integral part of the story. For those of you who may be wondering whether you can relate to the book if you have never lived or visited in Asia, rest assured this book has universal appeal. I have never been to Asia and I couldn't put it down. The book is multi-layered yet easy to read. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading a good story about interesting people in an intriguing place.
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