In 1976, six years and more than three hundred letters later, we were married. Contemporary thailand is the locale for a dramatic suspensefilled narrative unfolding in both rural and urban settings. Characteristically focusing on strong female protagonists who interact with their families and friends against the backdrop of real events, ho is often recognized for the sensitivity. The author of sing to the dawn 1975 again writes about the experience of a village girl in thailand, where she grew up. Rice without rain adlib by ho minfong paperback book the. Rice without rain by minfong ho, 9780435123406, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. All three books are set in southeast asia, and each touches on a different theme. Her works frequently deal with the lives of people living in poverty in southeast asian countries. Fleeing wartorn cambodia in 1980, dara, her mother, and her older brother find sanctuary in a refugee settlement on the thailand. I met my husband, john dennis, at an antiwar demonstration while we were both students at cornett.
So far rice without rain by minfong ho has to be the hardest book i read to date but is. To those who were killed at thammasart university on october 6, 1976, this book is respectfully dedicated. The main character jinda is a young village girl who soon meets a group of college students who seem eager to learn the ways of village life. How can the rainstarved crop produce enough rice to feed them, much less pay the rent. The comments to book rice without rain other viewers will be able to make a decision with regards to a book.
Village scenes are especially effective evocations of simple beauty and somnolence. Perhaps the recently arrived young strangers from the city are right about the need for centuriesold traditions to change. Author shows how and why so many people in thailand turned to the. Ebook sing to the dawn as pdf download portable document. Ebook sing to the dawn as pdf download portable document format. A book of the names and address of people living in a city. Dara is a twelve year old who as traveled many days with her family, searching for the border. In 1986, after starting a family, ho returned to writing fiction, publishing rice without rain, a book that retells the experiences of another village girl in thailand. See all books authored by minfong ho, including hush a thai lullaby, and the clay marble, and more on thriftbooks. These books showcase aspects of southeast asian rural life in particular, and highlights. Discover book depositorys huge selection of minfong ho books online. Rice without rain by minfong ho 1990, hardcover for sale. Minfong ho books, author biography, and reading level.
Not a masterpiece, but a novel from an author to watch. And she trys to find away to raise enough money to get him out. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of rice without rain by minfong ho. Once they approach the border, they are welcomed my neas family.
Author of the clay marble, the clay marble, sing to the dawn, hush. Click to read more about rice without rain by minfong ho. Buy a cheap copy of rice without rain book by minfong ho. Her first two books, sing to the dawn and rice without rain, are set in the country of her childhood, thailand. Rice without rain is a historical fiction novel by minfong ho. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
She has won numerous local and international awards. This time, however, the stakes are higher than in sing to the dawn. In 1986, after starting a family, ho returned to writing fiction, publishing rice without rain, a book which retells the experiences of another village girl in thailand. How can the rain starved crop produce enough rice to feed them, much less pay the rent.
Ho, minfong 1951 personal born january 7, 1951, in rangoon, burma. Ho won the cultural medallion award, the highest arts accolade in singapore, in 1997. The author of sing to the dawn 1975 again writes about the experience of a village girl. Some of the published credits of minfong ho include rice without rain, the stone godd. Although ho is a singaporean, she has spent most of her life abroad, living in thailand, taiwan, laos, cambodia and the united states, and using these places as settings for her stories. Rice without rain by minfong ho, minfong ho 9780688063559. The parched yellow fields outside the village where.
Rice without rain hardcover 28 may 1990 by minfong ho author. The parched yellow fields outside the village where seventeenyearold jinda lives are her familys only source of income. In awardwinning novels such as sing to the dawn, rice without rain, and the clay marble, minfong ho presents realistic depictions of her native southeast asia. Fiction after social rebels convince the headman of a small village. Again, ho rice without rain, 1990 skillfully shapes her story to dramatize political and humanitarian issues. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The daughter of the head of a small village in northern thailand, jinda, finds herself caught up in the student uprising in bangkok.
Minfong ho was born in rangoon, burma, and raised in both singapore and bangkok, thailand. Five years later ho published her third book, the clay marble. The book, the clay marble, is written by minfong ho about the war in cambodia. Contemporary thailand is the locale for a dramatic suspensefilled narrative unfolding. The book as illustrated by hos younger brother, kwoncjan, and proceeds from its sales were used to help set up a nursing scholarship for village girls in thailand. Rice without rain 9780688063559 by ho, minfong and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Rice without rain by minfong ho book cover, description, publication history. Set in thailand during a water drought in 1976, chineseamerican author minfong hos youngadult, historical novel, rice without rain 1986, follows jinda and her family of rice farmers who live in a poor village.
Touching, authentic, carefully wrought and with an unusually appealing. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Despite being fiction, her stories are always set against the backdrop of real events, such as the student movement in thailand in the 1970s and the cambodian refugee problem with the. The easily swayed sarun lacks dimension, but the girls are more subtly drawndaras growing courage and assertiveness are especially convincing and admirable. Among her most famous novels is sing to the dawn which has been translated into various languages, used as a school text, staged as a musical for the 1996 singapore arts festival, and adapted into an animated film. Rice without rain asked in authors, poets, and playwrights. Rice without rain new windmills by ho, minfong and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Her parents are of chinese origin, so she spoke fluent chinese in her home, thai in the marketplace of bangkok and english in school. This book goes within the depths of the struggle villagers and civilians go through on a regular basis. Sing to the dawn, rice without rain and the clay marble. Young adult book, whose lead character, jinda, lives in a farming community in n thailand.
Based on a story by the philippine eagle foundation. When young intellectuals from bangkok arrive in 17yearold jindas remote village, they are greeted with suspicion as possible troublemakers. Rice without rain by minfong ho paperback, 1986 for sale. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. See all books authored by minfong ho, including hush.
Oct 12, 2016 ho minfong, born in 1951 in myanmar, raised in thailand and based in usa, is a wellknown singapore childrens author. Characteristically focusing on strong female protagonists who interact with their families and friends against the backdrop of real events. A collection of three of awardwinning author, minfong hos, most beloved and acclaimed books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jinda is seventeen the summer when young intellectuals from bangkok arrive in her remote village. Many cambodians went to the border for food and shelter. Minfong ho after social rebels convince the headman of a small village in northern thailand to resist the land rent, his seventeenyearold daughter jinda finds herself caught up in the student uprising in. My first book, sing to the dawn 1975, grew naturally out of those notes. Minfong ho books list of books by author minfong ho. Ho minfong, born in 1951 in myanmar, raised in thailand and based in usa, is a wellknown singapore childrens author. The clay marble by minfong ho and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The comments to book rice without rain other viewers will be able to make a decision with regards to a. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Rice without rain by minfong ho in the pursuit of writing. Rice without rain by minfong ho, 9789812329400, available at book depository with. A tad too predictable and polemically quite heavyhanded, hos novel nonetheless gives an interesting and at times absorbing glimpse of class struggle in the thailand of the 1970s. Minfong ho is a published author, editor, illustrator, and a translator of childrens books and young adult books. Minfong ho is an awardwinning chineseamerican writer.
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