Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, who will make two appearances in San Diego next week, drew from her own experiences for the new book
International best-selling author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai was involved in designing the new book jacket design for her second novel, “Dust Child.”
“The U.S. cover for ‘Dust Child’ was love at first sight for me,” said the award-winning writer and journalist. “It was designed by Christopher Moisan, who designed the cover for the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “The Sympathizer.” “Before that, I had brainstormed ideas with my editor, and we wanted to have a tree on the cover. This tree represents the ancient Bodhi tree which stands in front of a Catholic orphanage where Phong was abandoned as a child. In ‘Dust Child,’ a nun from the orphanage tells Phong: ‘This tree is a symbol of Buddhism and even though the founder of our orphanage was Catholic, she insisted that we take care of it to show that people of all religions can live in harmony.
Born and raised in Vietnam, where she now splits her time with Indonesia, Nguyễn is the author of “The Mountains Sing,” and her writing has been translated into 20 languages. She is an advocate for the rights of disadvantaged groups and has founded multiple scholarship programs. Currently, she divides her time between Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam. She recently spoke about her new book.Phong is a loving father and husband, a musician, a rice farmer and a carpenter.
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