The tale of Kieu by Du Nguyen - 1973

Vintage Books, January 1973. Trade Paperback. VG-. used mass market paperback edition. Corners bumped. Possibly light soiling/discoloration of page block. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Vintage Books. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York, NY: Vintage Books/Random House, 1973. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW w/margin discoloration. Softcover/VG; strong w/edge & surface wear. Classic Vietnamese narrative poem of epic length. Chronicle of young, beautiful and dutiful Kieu who, to save her family, sells herself into concubinage but to be forced into prostitution. This is a scholarly, free verse, translation by Huynh Sanh Thong (1926 - 2008) of Nugyen Du's (1766 - 1820) masterful work written in iambic luc-bat, or "six-eight verse in Vietnamese "Southern script" which requires extensive knowledge of the Chinese script. This vernacular, folk genre, was recited by story-telling bards in the land when literacy was low. Storyline closely follows the revised version of the Chinese Ming Dynasty novel entitled Chin Yun Ch'iao Chuan (biographies of Chin, Yun and Ch'iao) by Hsu Wei. Volume is rich in annotated Chinese literary allusions,.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Vintage Books. Stated First Edition. . Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1973.

Vintage Books, 1973-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!