Jonathan Diack

An undercover operation in wartime Vietnam. Here's what the reviewers say:

Safe from the Japanese in the hills of WW2 Vietnam an American undergraduate pursues his studies whilst attempting to fulfil a military objective. Compelling from start to finish. Colonel D L de Beaujeu OBE

A beguiling tale of anthropological fieldwork in turbulent times. Action, wry humor and gorgeous descriptions which evoke nostalgia for a pre-modern past. James A. Matisoff, Professor of Linguistics, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley

Bliss for the intelligent reader. KK Literary Gazette