The Sorrow of War

Name: The Sorrow of War
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SKU: 9781784879839
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By Bao Ninh

Series: Against War

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This series of war novels from Vintage Classics presents eight powerful stories about the horror and waste of war—each a passionate plea to prevent its repetition. Based on the true experiences of Bao Ninh and banned by the communist party, The Sorrow of War is revered... Read More

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This series of war novels from Vintage Classics presents eight powerful stories about the horror and waste of war—each a passionate plea to prevent its repetition.

Based on the true experiences of Bao Ninh and banned by the communist party, The Sorrow of War is revered as the 'All Quiet on the Western Front for our era'.

Kien's job is to search the Jungle of Screaming Souls for corpses. 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 a senseless war.

A book about writing, about lost youth, it is also a beautiful agonising love story... a magnificent achievement Independent

Translated by Frank Palmos and Phan Thanh Hao.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784879839

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 October 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Contributors:

Translated by Frank Palmos
Translated by Phan Thanh Hao
Translated by Frank Palmos
Translated by Phan Thanh Hao
Translated by Frank Palmos
Translated by Phan Thanh Hao

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 172g

Pages: 240

Collections

Bao Ninh Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Series: Against War

About the Author

Bao Ninh (Author) Bao Ninh was born in Hanoi in 1952. During the Vietnam war he served with the Glorious 27th Youth Brigade. Of the five hundred who went to war with the brigade in 1969, he is one of ten who survived. The Sorrow of War is a huge bestseller in Vietnam.