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The Sorrow of War
A Novel of North Vietnam
by Bao Ninh ; Frank Palmos
ISBN: 1573225436
ISBN-13: 9781573225434
Format: Paperback
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Summary
In this novel, Kien, once in the infantry at Hanoi, must now retrieve and bury the dead bodies from one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War. As he does so, he reflects on his youth, and then moves on to a career as a writer in Hanoi, trying to make sense of the war itself and the terrible savageries he has witnessed. This is the first novel of the Vietnam War published in the West that is told from the point of view of the North Vietnamese.
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"Once again the reader learns that war is hell-even when your side is supposedly the winner." -- Erik Burns
-- New York Times Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published date: 1996
Size: 5 x 8 inches
Weight: 0.5 pounds
Pages: 233
Publisher's Notes
The first novel of the Vietnam War written from the point of view of the North Vietnamese, The Sorrow of War has been hailed by critics not only as the best novel to emerge from the Vietnam experience, but as one of the greatest war novels of the century. National ads, media.
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The Sorrow of War
Bao Ninh
Riverhead Trade, 1996-04-01. Paperback. Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. ( more information) Offered by BEST BARGAIN BOOKS WHOLESALER, INC. (United States)
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SORROW OF WAR NOVEL OF NORTH VIETNAM
BAO, NINH
PENGUIN HARDCOVER AND CHILDREN, 195. QUALITY PAPERBACK. G. ( more information) Offered by Elliott Bay Book Company (United States)
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The Sorrow of War
Ninh, Bao
New York: Riverhead, 1996 pages clean. binding tight. edge wear with denting. corners creased and dented. top and bottom binding edge dented. front and back spine edges ink chipped. back cover ink rubbed. . Later Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. ( more information) Offered by after-words bookstore (United States)
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The Sorrow of War
Ninh, Bao
New York: Riverhead Trade. Very Good. 1996. Softcover. 1573225436 . Cover has very minor scuff/curl at corners and edges. One page corner crease marked. ; 0.6 x 8.1 x 5.18 Inches; 240 pages; Cover and text are unmarked and very clean, except as noted. . ( more information) Offered by Silver Books (United States)
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The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam (Qty: 16)
Ninh, Bao, and Hao, Phan T (Translated by)
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THE SORROW OF WAR: A NOVEL OF NORTH VIETNAM
Ninh, Bao
New York: Riverhead Books, 1993 From reviewers: Dramatic…Chronicles the wrecked lives of North Vietnamese soldiers who enter the war with blazing idealism, only to sink deeper into disillusionment and pessimism as everything they know falls apart around them. Will force American readers to acknowledge how little they still understand of the long war that left such a legacy of grief and guilt in their own country. Powerful…Makes North Vietnamese soldiers human, wrenched by the same fear and pain as young Americans. A remarkable emotional intensity builds as the author mixes harrowing flashback scenes from the war with images from pastoral youth, from his heartbreaking homecoming after a decade away, and finally from the nightmare calamity that ties everything else together and gives the book its tragic power…Finally puts an acceptable human face on a group of people long without one. You will never think of North Vietnam and its people the same way again. . Trade Paperback. New/New. ( more information) Offered by Eastwind Books of Berkeley (United States)
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Ninh, Bao
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Ninh, Bao
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Bao Ninh
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[ Edition: Reprint ]. Good Condition. Publisher: Riverhead Trade Pub Date: 4/1/1996 Binding: Paperback Pages: 240 [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] ( more information) Offered by BookHolders (United States)
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Ninh, Bao
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THE SORROW OF WAR: A NOVEL OF NORTH VIETNAM
Ninh, Bao
New York: Riverhead Books, 1993 From reviewers: Dramatic…Chronicles the wrecked lives of North Vietnamese soldiers who enter the war with blazing idealism, only to sink deeper into disillusionment and pessimism as everything they know falls apart around them. Will force American readers to acknowledge how little they still understand of the long war that left such a legacy of grief and guilt in their own country. Powerful…Makes North Vietnamese soldiers human, wrenched by the same fear and pain as young Americans. A remarkable emotional intensity builds as the author mixes harrowing flashback scenes from the war with images from pastoral youth, from his heartbreaking homecoming after a decade away, and finally from the nightmare calamity that ties everything else together and gives the book its tragic power…Finally puts an acceptable human face on a group of people long without one. You will never think of North Vietnam and its people the same way again. . Trade Paperback. New/New. ( more information) Offered by Eastwind Books of Berkeley (United States)
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Bao Ninh
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