The Sorrow of War

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This is the semi-autobiographical account of a soldier’s experiences. The hero of the story, Kien, is a captain. After 10 years of war and months as a MIA body-collector, Kien suffers a nervous breakdown in Hanoi as he tries to re-establish a relationship with his former sweetheart.

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Description

Kien searches the Jungle of Screaming Souls to recover the dead, haunted by the day in 1969 when napalm destroyed his battalion.

He knows the area well – this was where, in the dry season of 1969, his battalion was obliterated by American napalm and helicopter gunfire. Kien was one of only ten survivors. This book is his attempt to understand the eleven years of his life he gave to the Vietnam War.

Drawing on Bao Ninh’s own service in the North Vietnamese army, The Sorrow of War reveals the lasting psychological cost of survival.

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Weight 172 g
Dimensions 19.7 × 12.9 × 1.5 cm
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Cover

Paperback
Pages

216
Language

English
Edition
Dewey

895.92233 (edition:20)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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