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Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta by Kate Braverman Summary
In Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta, the protagonist, a divorced woman with a child, recently sober, and a recovering cocaine addict, meets Lenny, a Vietnam vet. The story chronicles their relationship, from their first encounter outside of her Alcoholics Anonymous meeting to his eventual departure. The story describes the relationship between the two, as Lenny becomes more and more violent and obsessive in the stories he tells, and the narrator continues to see him, despite her apparent desire to leave him. Finally, he comes to her home, telling her that he is in trouble, and asking her to leave with him. However, she refuses, because of her child and he leaves.
Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta by Kate Braverman Analysis
Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta demonstrates how people can develop addictions and compulsions to each other as well as to substances. Lenny, a dangerous, violent man, is nevertheless charismatic, and seduces the...
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