A conversation with author Phuc Tran and our community. In-Person Phuc Tran’s book, Sigh, Gone, is an irreverent, funny, and moving memoir that won the 2021 Maine Literary Award for best memoir.

Phuc and his close family escaped the collapse of South Vietnam in 1975 and along with his parents and brother made their way to Carlisle, Pennsylvania where he was one of the only Asian kids to grow up in the blue-collar town. Wanting to become American, Phuc struggled with his need to fit in against the cultural and social implications of being part of an immigrant family. This struggle propelled him into what the subtitle of his book declares as A Misfit’s Memoir about Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In. And fight he did.

Join us for an evening of conversation with the author and our community led by Margery Irvine. Community members are encouraged to come ready to be part of the evening's discussion. Topics will range from those covered in his book as well as how he has come to be known as an author, educator, classicist, and tattooer. The big question remains, though: how did he end up in Portland, Maine?

Books will be available for purchase.
For more information, please visit our website: https://bangorpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/9391007