The post is in English. You can get the book in that language as well, translated with a sure ear by David Homel, American novelist in Montreal.
I should go check how David translated smalah. Marcelino Truong's mother, a Breton he draws like Diane, the blonde symbol of France,
uses this word from the low argot of the Legionnaires and pieds-noirs in Algiers. I bet David didn't say clusterfuck but that would be fair.
She is speaking of the whole cause and nation of Viet Nam. Her husband is a high officer there in Saigon. She wants out, with him and their children.
Young Marco may be a focal character of this comic, but his mom is my hero. I urge the whole smalah upon you.
This is the fourth time I have written about Such a Pretty Little War. I hope to conclude at some point but may never catch up with the artist's oeuvre, as at maturity he produces one account after another
from the history we all have lived, whether you know it or not. Please consider signing up at no cost for the visible audience as I survey the art, scholarship, and science
we have made out of the nation of Viet Nam. Please consider patronizing the others at $50/year or subsidizing the whole smalah at $250/year.
The war machine of the United States encourages you to deduct any gift from your income before tax, since we give you nothing in return we are not already providing to everyone for free.
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The post is in English. You can get the book in that language as well, translated with a sure ear by David Homel, American novelist in Montreal.
I should go check how David translated smalah. Marcelino Truong's mother, a Breton he draws like Diane, the blonde symbol of France,
uses this word from the low argot of the Legionnaires and pieds-noirs in Algiers. I bet David didn't say clusterfuck but that would be fair.
She is speaking of the whole cause and nation of Viet Nam. Her husband is a high officer there in Saigon. She wants out, with him and their children.
Young Marco may be a focal character of this comic, but his mom is my hero. I urge the whole smalah upon you.
This is the fourth time I have written about Such a Pretty Little War. I hope to conclude at some point but may never catch up with the artist's oeuvre, as at maturity he produces one account after another
from the history we all have lived, whether you know it or not. Please consider signing up at no cost for the visible audience as I survey the art, scholarship, and science
we have made out of the nation of Viet Nam. Please consider patronizing the others at $50/year or subsidizing the whole smalah at $250/year.
The war machine of the United States encourages you to deduct any gift from your income before tax, since we give you nothing in return we are not already providing to everyone for free.