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Een oude man, die 'de president' genoemd wordt, is in gedwongen retraite op het Vietnamese platteland. Ooit was hij een belangrijk, machtig man die het land moest leiden. Nu verzinkt hij vaak in overpeinzingen en dwalen zijn gedachten af naar vroeger. Herinneringen aan zijn jeugd borrelen op, vaak zijn die mooi, maar soms ook vol schaamte en verdriet. De oude man herinnert zich hoe hij langgeleden hopeloos verliefd werd op een jonge vrouw met ...

Reminiscent of All Quiet on Western Front and The Red Badge of Courage. . . . A breathtakingly original work."-San Francisco ChronicleTwenty-eight-year-old Quan has been fighting for the Communist cause in North Vietnam for a decade. Filled with idealism and hope when he first left his village, he now spends his days and nights dodging stray bullets and bombs, foraging scraps of food to feed himself and his men. Quan seeks comfort in childhood...

In 1975, and in the remote Vietnamese village of Mountain Hamlet, a wounded, penniless veteran, long thought dead, has returned to claim his now-remarried wife. Now she must choose between the man she loves and the destiny she is honor-bound to fulfill. 460 pp.

Memories of a Pure Spring is a mesmerizing portrait of modern Vietnam and its people who struggle to survive under the complexities of a post-war regime. During the Vietnam war, Hung, a well-known composer, becomes enchanted by the voice and beauty of a young peasant girl named Suong. He invites her to join his troupe, she becomes his wife and his star performer. But after the war, Hung loses his job, setting off a series of events that drive ...

From the most important Vietnamese author writing today, a powerful, ambitious novel about the thirst for absolute powerWidely considered today's preeminent Vietnamese novelist, Duong Thu Huong has won acclaim for her exceptional lyricism and psychological acumen, as well as for her unflinching portraits of modern Vietnam and its culture and people. In her latest book, she offers a sweeping tale of thwarted love, political intrigue, and treach...