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Bronze Drum: A Novel of Sisters and War

by Phong Nguyen

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Bronze Drum: A Novel of Sisters and War by Phong Nguyen appears in NPR’s 2022 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around family matters, historical fiction, identity & culture, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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