38 pages • 1 hour read
Paradise of the Blind
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988
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Which characters represent tradition in this novel? Which characters represent modernity and change? Are any characters able to successfully balance tradition and modernity in this story?
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How is the setting in Russia described differently from the settings in Vietnam?
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Why does Que struggle to choose sides between her brother and her husband’s family? What obligation does she feel towards each?
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