6/21/2023 0 Comments The magic fish trung![]() ![]() ![]() He has contemplated coming out to his parents, but he doesn’t know the word for “gay” in Vietnamese, rendering his truth inexpressible. He is out to his best friend Claire, but not to their other best friend, Julian, in part because Tien is harbouring feelings for him. The Magic Fish is set in 1998, when Tien is thirteen. Through the power of stories, Tien and his mother find a way to bridge the language gap, and communicate the things that have been allowed to go unspoken for too long. But if there’s one way Tien has always been able to connect with him mom, it’s through fiction, and the many books they borrow from the library, particularly fairy tales. It’s more than just the fear of rejection he literally does not know the Vietnamese words to explain what he’s feeling to his immigrant parents. Thirteen-year-old Tien doesn’t know how to come out to his mom and dad. And, really, what is the point of tears among so much salt water?” “The space between two shores is the ocean and being caught in between feels like drowning. ![]()
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