Another Quiet American: Stories of Life in Laos

brett dakin

In Another Quiet American , Brett Dakin takes you through the corridors of power and into the living rooms of Laos. Among many others, you'll meet Brett's boss, a wealthy general who strikes fear into the heart of all who hear his name; an aging prince pining for the French colonial past; an American pilot who left home to fight and never returned; and a new generation of Lao who have more money than they can use, but still search for happiness. It's a sympathetic yet irreverent glimpse of one of the world's few remaining communist nations--and a way of life that is fast slipping away. PRAISE FOR ANOTHER QUIET AMERICAN "A fascinating account, full of sharp insights about a country at a turning point in its history." - Bangkok Post

"An excellent contribution to a better understanding of life in Asia." - Far Eastern Economic Review

"One of the most edifying and evocative books available on Laos." - The Nation

Genres travelnonfictionasiamemoirbiographycultural

296 pages, Paperback

First published October 1,2003

This edition

Format: 296 pages, Paperback
Published: October 1, 2003 by Asia Books
ISBN: 9789748303680
ASIN: 9748303683
Language: English

About the author

brett dakin

Brett Dakin is the author of American Daredevil: Comics, Communism, and the Battles of Lev Gleason (Chapterhouse) and Another Quiet American: Stories of Life in Laos (Asia Books). His writing has appeared in the New York Daily News, the International Herald Tribune, The Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, and The Guardian. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Brett grew up in London and now lives in New York City with his husband—and their dog, Carl.