The Italy letters
(Book)

"In The italy Letters, Vietnamese American writer Vi Khi Nao weaves an unforgettable story of a doomed love affair suffused with longing, erotic passion, and heartbreak--all while painting a picture of the gritty underside of Las Vegas, the tangled and cutthroat world of academia, and the treacherous territory of mother-daughter relationships. This brilliant and unclassifiable work of fiction takes the form of a series of letters written by the unnamed narrator to her lover in Italy...part of a stream-of-consciousness narrative that is by turns poignant, bawdy, funny, and disturbing--and often beautifully poetic."--from back cover.