by Camilla Gibb
Acknowledgements
WITH LOVE AND THANKS to Heather Conway, Hà Qung Phng, Trn Th Lan, Drew Harris and Sherifah Mazwari for the shared experiences in Hanoi.
With gratitude to Maya Mavjee, Nita Pronovost, Jane Fleming, Martha Kanya-Forstner, Anne McDermid and Martha Magor for the editorial guidance and interest throughout the course of writing this book, and to the Canada Council for the Arts for support.
With thanks to Kris Risk for encouraging me to change directions and Chris Kelly for unfailing friendship and the occasional space in which to write. Thanks to the staff of Hanoi 3 Seasons, Kim’s Café and Mimi’s on Gerrard Street East for the ph and to Anh of Hidden Hanoi for sharing recipes and stories.
And to Sir Edward Fennessy (1912–2009) for always being my grandpa.
Copyright © 2010 Camilla Gibb
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The beauty of humanity movement / Camilla Gibb.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Other Books by this Author
Title Page
Dedication
Chapter 1 - A Note of Grace
Chapter 2 - A Seam Between Worlds
Chapter 3 - New Dawn
Chapter 4 - The Beauty of Humanity
Chapter 5 - Whole Fruit
Chapter 6 - The Quiet Inside
Chapter 7 - An Inverted World
Chapter 8 - Dandy Peacocks
Chapter 9 - Propaganda and Political Education
Chapter 10 - Shit on a Canvas
Chapter 11 - Our Place in Buddha’s Universe
Chapter 12 - The Memory of Taste
Chapter 13 - The Campaign to Rectify Errors
Chapter 14 - The Real Vietnam
Chapter 15 - A Proper Friend
Chapter 16 - The Walls
Chapter 17 - An Emotional Vocabulary
Chapter 18 - Bright Star
Chapter 19 - The Lady Next Door
Chapter 20 - The Rainbow That Fell to Earth
Chapter 21 - Community Service
Chapter 22 - A Note Hangs in Mid-Air
Chapter 23 - Voices of the Dead
Chapter 24 - A Stone in His Heart
Chapter 25 - Provenance
Chapter 26 - An Old Man’s Destiny
Chapter 27 - The Afterlife
Chapter 28 - Ph Nhân Vãn
Author’s Note
Acknowledgements
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