"...casting hatred upon rosy cheeks is a habit of the Blue Sky." --The Tale of Kieu


"Originally published in 1934, the book sold only 3,000 copies and soon fell out of print. It was rediscovered in 1964 and hailed as a masterpiece when Irving Howe gave it a rave review in The New York Times." "It sold 250,000 copies in five weeks, and a million within a few years."