{"product_id":"catfish-and-mandala-9780312267179","title":"Catfish and Mandala","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Whiting Writers'' Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSeattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatfish and Mandala\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of an American odysseya solo bicycle voyage around the Pacific Rim to Vietnammade by a young Vietnamese-American man in pursuit of both his adopted homeland and his forsaken fatherland. Intertwined with an often humorous travelogue spanning a year of discovery is a memoir of war, escape, and ultimately, family secrets. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew X. Pham was born in Vietnam and raised in California. His father had been a POW of the Vietcong; his family came to America as boat people. Following the suicide of his sister, Pham quit his job, sold all of his possessions, and embarked on a year-long bicycle journey that took him through the Mexican desert; on a thousand-mile loop from Narita in South Korea to Kyoto in Japan; and,\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524827947351,"sku":"9780312267179","price":17.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780312267179.jpg?v=1731858269","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/catfish-and-mandala-9780312267179","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}