Traumatized by memories of his war-ravaged country, and with his
son and daughter-in-law dead, Monsieur Linh travels to a foreign
land to bring the child in his arms to safety. The other refugees
in the detention centre are unsure how to help the old man; his
caseworkers are compassionate, but overworked. Monsieur Linh
struggles beneath the weight of his sorrow, and becomes
increasingly bewildered and isolated in this unfamiliar,
fast-moving town. And then he encounters Monsieur Bark. They do not
speak each other's language, but Monsieur Bark is sympathetic to
the foreigner's need to care for the child. Recently widowed and
equally alone, he is eager to talk, and Monsieur Linh knows how to
listen. The two men share their solitude, and find friendship in an
unlikely dialogue between two very different cultures. Monsieur
Linh and His Child is a remarkable novel with an extraordinary
twist, a subtle portrait of friendship and a dialogue between two
cultures.
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