The Sorrow of War : a novel of North Vietnam / Bao Ninh ; translated from the Vietnamese by Phan Thanh Hao ; edited by Frank Palmos.

By:

Bảo Ninh [aut]

Contributor(s):

Palmos, Frank [trl]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Vietnamese Publication details: New York : Riverhead Books, 1996.Description: 233 p 20/13/1,2 cm PaperbackISBN:

1573225436
9781573225434

Other title:

<Than Phan Cua Tihn Yew>

Subject(s):

Vietnam War -- Historical Fiction -- Asian Literature -- Vietnamese Literature -- 1961-1975

Genre/Form:

HISTORICAL FICTION

DDC classification:

895/.92233 20

LOC classification:

PL4378.9.B37 N6513 1996

Online resources:

Summary: Bao Ninh, a former North Vietnamese soldier, provides a strikingly honest look at how the Vietnam War forever changed his life, his country, and the people who live there. Originally published against government wishes in Vietnam because of its nonheroic, nonideological tone, The Sorrow of War has won worldwide acclaim and become an international bestseller.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Barcode
Books	GESM Library Main Library	English Fiction Adolescent-Adult	EFA NIN	Available	Good Condition	E2400599

The Independent Foreign Fiction Award 1994

Bao Ninh, a former North Vietnamese soldier, provides a strikingly honest look at how the Vietnam War forever changed his life, his country, and the people who live there. Originally published against government wishes in Vietnam because of its nonheroic, nonideological tone, The Sorrow of War has won worldwide acclaim and become an international bestseller.