The Stormy Sea
$28.83
- Paperback
222 pages
- Release Date
10 January 2023
Summary
This is the story of the Vietnamese boat people—a real-life drama and action at sea, depicting the best and worst of humanity under adversity, trying to survive the journey fleeing Saigon.
The Stormy Sea is a true story about ordinary men coming together to protect the vulnerable fleeing Vietnam on the Southern Cross ship. The band of brothers dealt with everything from pirates, birth, fire, and flooding on board to organizing their own rescue from the Indonesian island where…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789815058154 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 9815058150 |
| Author: | Lawrence Wong |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House SEA |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House SEA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 222 |
| Release Date: | 10 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 252g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 136mm x 19mm |
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About The Author
Lawrence Wong
Lawrence is a Vietnam-born ethnic-Chinese Australian novelist and poet based in Melbourne. He has published two novels, four collections of miniature novels, four anthologies of prose, two collections of poems, and another set of short essays, all in Chinese.
His achievements and recognitions include fourteen different prizes in literature from Taiwan, Beijing, and Australia; and he has been awarded fifteen service-related awards by different Chinese societies, the premier of Victoria State, as well as the Prime Minister of Australia.
In 2005, Lawrence received the ‘Excellency in Contributing to Cultural Diversities Award’ from the Governor of Victoria State, Australia.
In September 2018, he received the Award of Distinguished Contribution to the Australian Chinese Cultural Heritages by the Federation of Australian Chinese Cultural Associations.
His writing has been incorporated into various dictionaries, and his novels and poems are included in the Anthology of Australian Chinese Literature.
Lawrence helped establish the World Chinese Writers Association of Exchange Inc in 2010 and served as its President for two terms until 2016. This association has a membership of 133 writer-members. He is now the Honorary President.
He is also appointed as Honorary Head of the Chaoshan (Teoswa) School of Literature of Guangdong and the Honorary President of the International Association of Teochew People’s Literary and Arts.
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