PARALLELS (MAJOR BOOKS) (PB)

Parallel opens, and ends, with the news about the suicide of Asia's gay icon Leslie Cheung. The novel tells the story of life, love, lust, illusion, and violence revolving three characters with common jobs and common lives: G.G, H, and Kan. This is the first literary work written about homosexuals in Vietnam that goes beyond presenting its characters as sex workers or drag artists - people solely defined by struggle.