Una fria manana de noviembre, tras un penoso viaje en barco, el senor Linh desembarca en un pais que podria ser Francia, donde no conoce a nadie y cuya lengua ignora. El senor Linh huye de una guerra que le ha robado todo menos a su nieta, un bebe llamado Sang Diu. Instalado en un piso de acogida, el senor Linh solo se preocupa por ella, su unica razon de existir hasta que conoce al senor Bark,.. / Traumatized by memories of war, with his son and daughter-in-law dead, Monsieur Linh travels to a foreign land to bring the child in his arms to safety and encounters Monsieur Bark. They dont speak the same language but sympathized because of the child. Equally alone, they share solitude and find friendship. This novel is a portrait of friendship between two cultures.

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