"Ma Van Khang's Against the Flood is a fascinating window into Vietnamese society 25 years after the end of the Vietnam war." —W.D. Ehrhart
"Themes of integrity, idealism, love, friendship, art, opportunity, corruption, and betrayal run throughout this probing vision..." —Publishers Weekly
"At its core, the book delivers a poetic defense of literature as a tool for uncovering the truth." —The Weekly Alibi