The daughter of the head of a small village in northern thailand, jinda, finds herself caught up in the student uprising in bangkok. Sing to the dawn, rice without rain and the clay marble. The book follows seventeenyearold jinda, who lives with her family in rural thailand, a place where rice farming sustains nearly everyones lives. Rice without rain is a story of rural life in a farming community in thailand, of a village girl named jinda, and her simple life in the village.
Rice without rain by minfong ho, unknown edition, after social rebels convince the headman of a small village in northern thailand to resist the land rent, his seventeenyearold daughter jinda finds herself caught up in the student uprising in bangkok. This time, however, the stakes are higher than in sing to the dawn. Hos selected works have been translated into thai, chinese, japanese, korean, tagalog, and french. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Rice without rain character essay nedmanoon angkulprasert. Despite being fiction, her stories are always set against the backdrop of real events, such as the student movement in thailand in the 1970s and the cambodian refugee problem with the collapse of the khmer rouge regime at the turn of the 1970s and 1980s. Hos first novel, sing to the dawn, won first prize from the council of interracial books for children, and another novel, rice without rain, was. In the book there are a lot significant characters, but none in my opinion are more important that nedmanoon angkulprasert, who we refer to as ned. Rice without rain was named a best book of the year for young. When you buy books using these links the internet archive may earn a small commission. Rice without rain 1986, written by the chinese american writer, minfong ho b. The easily swayed sarun lacks dimension, but the girls are more subtly drawndaras growing courage and assertiveness are especially convincing and admirable.
Minfong ho is a published author, editor, illustrator, and a translator of childrens books and young adult books. Although ho is a singaporean, she has spent most of her life abroad, living in thailand, taiwan, laos, cambodia and the united states, and using these places as settings for her stories. In this article, the author interviews minfong ho, an awardwinning thai writer of childrens and young adult novels. It was published by harperteen and has a total of 256 pages in the book. This book tells the story of jinda and her family, including her father inthorn, sister dao, brother pinit, and her grandmother, who live in a remote, rural, ricefarming. This thaiborn chinese american writes of a time of hardship and a promise of change, juxtaposing the courage of those with little left to fight with and the cowardice of those who fought for ideals at the expense of others. However this simplicity and innocence is taken away when a group of university students from bangkok spent a period of time living with the villagers. All three books are set in southeast asia, and each touches on a different theme. I met my husband, john dennis, at an antiwar demonstration while we were both students at cornett. Rice without rain by minfong ho, 9780435123406, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This time she drew her inspiration from the interaction with cambodian refugees during her relief work on the thaicambodian border.
In the 70s, this was an area of deprivation, the villagers in thrall to greedy landlords who took half the rice harvest. Oct 12, 2016 ho minfong, born in 1951 in myanmar, raised in thailand and based in usa, is a wellknown singapore childrens author. Nedmanoon angkulprasert rice without rain by minfong ho. Once again, she presented a strong female protagonist, a twelve yearold girl named dara who was. Rice without rain is a historical fiction novel by minfong ho. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. In awardwinning novels such as sing to the dawn, rice without rain, and the clay marble, minfong ho presents realistic depictions of her native southeast. Minfong ho books list of books by author minfong ho. Minfong ho interesting stories about famous people.
When young intellectuals from bangkok arrive in 17yearold jindas remote village, they are greeted with suspicion as possible troublemakers. May 28, 1990 rice without rain is a book written by minfong ho, witch is about a girl who is in search of founding her best friend, and discovers that her father is in jail. Rice without rain is a book written by minfong ho, witch is about a girl who is in search of founding her best friend, and discovers that her father is in jail. Click to read more about rice without rain by minfong ho.
How can the rain starved crop produce enough rice to feed them. My father, in his deep quiet monotone, would tell me wonderful bedtime stories in cantonese that he made up, about giants and turtles and emperors. The main character jinda is a young village girl who soon meets a group of college students who seem eager to learn the ways of village life. Homepage illustrations 2009 by rafael lopez originally appeared in book fiesta by pat mora and. Rice without rain rice without rain is like a quilt, a. This book tells the story of jinda and her family, including her father inthorn, sister dao, brother pinit, and her grandmother, who live in a remote, rural, rice farming. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain.
The voices of my earliest childhood speak to me in chinese. Her first book, sing to the dawn, won first prize from the council of. The author of sing to the dawn 1975 again writes about the experience of a village girl in thailand, where she grew up. Parents choice award usa and ala booklist editors choice for rice without rain.
The title of this book is rice without rain and it was written by minfong ho. Five years later ho published her third book, the clay marble. May 28, 1990 rice without rain by minfong ho, 9780688063559, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. An anthology of short stories, and the minfong ho collection.
Minfong ho after social rebels convince the headman of a small village in northern thailand to resist the land rent, his seventeenyearold daughter jinda finds herself caught up in the student uprising in. In 1986, after starting a family, ho returned to writing fiction, publishing rice without rain, a book which retells the experiences of another village girl in thailand. Can i get the opening chapter summary of rice without rain by. Ho won the cultural medallion award, the highest arts accolade in singapore, in 1997. My first book, sing to the dawn 1975, grew naturally out of those notes. Again, ho rice without rain, 1990 skillfully shapes her story to dramatize political and humanitarian issues. When revolutionary students from thammasat university, sri and ned, visit jindas farm, spreading communist ideals, jindas father, inthorn, stands up against his landlord and. Page111 there are many other instances in the novel that showcases jinda as. Fiction after social rebels convince the headman of a small village in northern thailand to resist the land rent, his 17yearold daughter, jinda, finds herself caught up in the.
Jinda is seventeen the summer when young intellectuals from bangkok arrive in her remote village. A thai lullaby, maples in the mist, brother rabbit, gathering the dew, peek. The minfong ho collection ebook by minfong ho 9789814351904. Here is a list of alas notable books for young adults from the 19901994. Her works frequently deal with the lives of people. In awardwinning novels such as sing to the dawn, rice without rain, and the clay marble, minfong ho presents realistic depictions of her native southeast asia. Home was an airy house next to a fishpond and a big garden, with rice fields, where water buffalo wallowed in mudholes, on the other side of the palm trees. Some of the published credits of minfong ho include rice without rain, the stone godd. Rice without rain 9780688063559 by ho, minfong and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Rice without rain character essay nedmanoon angkulprasert rice without rain by minfong ho is an extremely realistic novel, which portrays the way of life. Rice without rain is like a quilt, a patchwork of colourful characters in a simple plot, weaved together by a great story teller named minfong ho.
Touching, authentic, carefully wrought and with an unusually appealing. Young adult fiction, childrens fiction, novellasshort stories. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store. Rice without rain rice without rain is like a quilt, a pat. Rice without rain character essay nedmanoon angkulprasert rice without rain by minfong ho is an extremely realistic novel, which portrays the way of life for traditional east asian communities. Rice without rain opens with an introduction to jinda, the protagonist it establishes this through the agrarian setting of maekung and the overworked, impoverished conditions which will animate. And she trys to find away to raise enough money to get him out. The novels are, rice without rain by minfong ho, an american author born in.
Textured illustrations evoke the thai setting and convey the understated humor of this unique bedtime book. Her works frequently deal with the lives of people living in poverty in southeast asian countries. Ages 12 and up minfong ho, the author of sing to the dawn, has written a fictional account for teen. Minfong ho sets out through writing rice without rain to understand what happened to the thai student movement during 197376, why it succeeded, why it failed and how it affected thai farmers. In addition to rice without rain, ho has written several books, including sing to the dawn, tanjong rhu and other stories, the clay marble, the two brothers, hush. One of the first books i read that was by an asian american author was rice without rain by minfong ho. I liked the usual thingseating roasted coconuts and fried bananas, chasing catfish in the grass in the rain. Sunburst book by minfong ho first published in 1993 1 edition. In 1976, six years and more than three hundred letters later, we were married. A modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, supersummary offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
Set in thailand during a water drought in 1976, chineseamerican author minfong ho s youngadult, historical novel, rice without rain 1986, follows jinda and her family of rice farmers who live in a poor village. Thanks for exploring this supersummary plot summary of sing to the dawn by minfong ho. Rice without rain by minfong ho 1990, hardcover for sale. Ho was born in burma to chinese parents in 1951, raised in singapore and thailand, educated in bangkok, taiwan, and at cornell university in new york. The book as illustrated by ho s younger brother, kwoncjan, and proceeds from its sales were used to help set up a nursing scholarship for village girls in thailand. Minfong ho sets out through writing rice without rain to understand what happened to the thai student movement during 197376, why. Can i get the opening chapter summary of rice without rain by minfong ho. Minfong ho has 20 books on goodreads with 10775 ratings. Hos first book, sing to the dawn, has become a staple literature text for.
Rice without rain by minfong ho, minfong ho 9780688063559. Rice without rain by minfong ho these pictures of this page are about. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes, may not include cdrom or access codes. Fiction after social rebels convince the headman of a small village in northern thailand to. A tad too predictable and polemically quite heavyhanded, hos novel. Among her most famous novels is sing to the dawn which has been translated into various languages, used as a school text, staged as a musical for the 1996 singapore arts festival, and adapted into an animated film. A collection of three of awardwinning author, minfong ho s, most beloved and acclaimed books.
Young adult book, whose lead character, jinda, lives in a farming community in n thailand. Minfong ho after social rebels convince the headman of a small village in northern thailand to resist the land rent. On multilingual identity, by minfong ho author of rice without rain. In 1986, after starting a family, ho returned to writing fiction, publishing rice without rain, a book that retells the experiences of another village girl in thailand. In this article, the author interviews minfong ho, an awardwinning thai writer of childrens and.
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