Books like A good scent from a strange mountain by Robert Olen Butler

A collection of linked short stories that follows a platoon of American soldiers and their experiences, thoughts, and burdens during the Vietnam War.

Set during the French Indochina War, the novel follows British journalist Thomas Fowler, his mistress Phuong, and American idealist Pyle, whose ambitions and tragic fate reshape their lives amid political turmoil.

A graphic memoir that follows a young Vietnamese immigrant’s journey from war‑torn Saigon to a new life in the United States, told through vivid illustrations and personal reflections.

A young U.S. soldier abandons his rifle and embarks on a surreal journey from Vietnam’s jungles to Paris, confronting the battle between fear and heroism in himself and others.

Alice Munro turns a quiet, long‑term marriage into a study of memory and love, following retired professor Grant as his wife Fiona gradually loses her memories and the couple confronts the fragile bonds that held them together.

Denis Johnson’s epic novel follows CIA operative Skip Sands, whose psychological‑operations work in Vietnam exposes the blurred lines between friend and foe amid the chaos of war.

Mallie Rice confronts the haunted Silverhill, where mirrors distort reality and family secrets surface, as she battles for love, sanity and survival under the shadow of Grandmother Julia and her half‑demented Aunt Arvilla.

Louis L'Amour’s *From the Listening Hills* collects twelve Western short stories for the first time in a single volume, sweeping readers through the Old West, small-town life, and rugged deserts with themes of justice, adventure, and human resilience.

Paco Sullivan survives a devastating Viet Cong attack on Fire Base Harriette, only to return home broken—physically and mentally. Struggling with trauma, he seeks a job and peace in Boone, Texas, while haunted by war’s ghosts.

"Odoric, a Franciscan monk from northeastern Italy, spent much of the early fourteenth century traveling throughout Asia. His adventures provided one of the most important Western accounts of life and culture in what is present-day Iran, India, Indonesia, China, Nepal, and Russia.". "Setting off only twenty years after Marco Polo's historic trip to the East, Odoric was the only religious traveler to the East whose voyage was recorded, making his account one of unparalleled importance for scholars and historians. Interestingly, Odoric noted the religious and cultural customs of the places he visited, treating their practices with tolerance, respect, and curiosity. He frequently took pains to tell of spectacular things - mountains of salt, impenetrable deserts, mice as big as dogs, trees that produced bread, magic fish, sensational pearls, gigantic tortoises, men with faces of dogs, hens covered in wool, and women equipped with fangs - making this fantastic reading even for those with casual interest.". "The description of Odoric's journey to the East comes from the account he dictated upon his return to Italy, which was translated and widely circulated throughout Europe. It is one of the finest examples of extant fourteenth-century travel literature. The account used in this printing comes from Sir Henry Yule's translation, prepared in 1866 and still unsurpassed for its historic value and its faithfulness to the original Latin text."--BOOK JACKET.