When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
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Context Links
- Truth as Fiction: When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo (Tor)
- Milwaukee Public Library Interview with Nghi Vo (YouTube)
- Los Angeles Public Library Interview With an Author: Nghi Vo (LAPL)
- Folk Tales within Folk Tales in “When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain” (Chicago Review of Books)
Guiding Questions
- How does queerness exist or not exist in this novella?
- How does the novella subvert gender norms?
- This novella uses the story-within-a-story format. What are books have you read that effectively use this format? How effective did Nghi Vo use the strategy in this novella?
- A recurring theme in this novella is challenging bias. How do the characters handle bias? How do they challenge it? How do they reconcile bias?