Recalling the work of Gabriel Garci+a7a Ma+a7rquez, a debut novel by an Asian-American author follows a gay cook from his native, war-torn Laos to internment in Thailand to San Francisco, where he falls in love. 12,500 first printing....
“A remarkable story, a courageous performance, and we're privileged to get it.” -- Los Angeles TimesSet in the 1970s, in the era of the Vietnam War and its volatile aftermath, Land of Smiles tells the story of a young Southeast Asian man's journe...