David Joiner holds book chat at US Embassy
(VOV) - David Joiner, a four-time former resident of Hanoi whose recently published novel Lotusland, one of the only works by a US writer set in contemporary Vietnam, held a book chat on July 6 at the US Embassy in Hanoi.
David read an excerpt from Lotusland and talked about his start as a writer, his 21-year relationship with Vietnam, Vietnam’s influence on his writing, and answered questions from the audience.
The 400-page fiction novel is about the lives of two American friends in Vietnam who 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 a Vietnamese woman they've come to love.