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Aftermath: An Anthology of Post-Vietnam Fiction.

  • Source: Publishers Weekly. 1995, Vol. 242, Issue 9, pages. 101

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The mountains sing : a novel.

Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction; Families -- Vietnam -- Fiction; Family life -- Vietnam -- FictionVietnam -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction

  • Abstract: Summary: "The multigenerational tale of the Tr̀ân family, set against the backdrop of the Vîẹt Nam War. Tr̀ân Dịêu Lan, who ...

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Build your house around my body : a novel.

Subjects: Missing persons -- Fiction; Women -- Vietnam -- Fiction; Revenge -- Fiction

  • Abstract: Summary: "In 1986, the teenage daughter of a wealthy family gets lost in an abandoned rubber plantation while fleeing her angry father and is forever changed ...

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Aftermath: An Anthology of Post-Vietnam Fiction

Subjects: Books -- Book reviews; Aftermath: An Anthology of Post-Vietnam Fiction (Book) -- Book reviews

  • Source: American Heritage. Oct, 1995, Vol. 46 Issue 6, p108, 2 p.

  • Abstract: * By the time Saigon fell, Americans were so sadly familiar with the war's televised jungle patrols, booby traps, napalmed earth, and body bags that little ...

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December stillness.

Subjects: Homeless persons -- Fiction; Veterans -- Vietnam -- Fiction

  • Abstract: Summary: Thirteen-year-old Kelly tries to befriend Mr. Weems, a disturbed homeless Vietnam War veteran who spends his days in her suburban ...

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Paradise of the blind.

Subjects: Vietnam -- Fiction; Life cycles (Biology); Mothers and daughters

  • Abstract: Summary: Hang, a modern Vietnamese woman, is forced to grow up quickly in her turbulent country, squeezed between traditional gender roles and the rampant corruption ...

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State-born journalist pens first novel, set in Vietnam; FICTION; 'FIVE O'CLOCK FOLLIES' IS SHAPED BY CAREER

  • Authors : By:Mary McReynolds

  • Source: Oklahoman, The (Oklahoma City, OK), October 14, 2012 LIFE DRIVE, 3pp

  • Abstract: Touting her first work of fiction as a novel of the press in Vietnam, Oklahoma City-born Theasa ...

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Obama spreading propaganda of Vietnam fiction

  • Authors : By:Cal Thomas

  • Source: Bristol Herald Courier (VA), July 31, 2013 Opinion Columns, 3pp

  • Abstract: When it comes to Vietnam, I'm all for moving on, putting the past behind us, looking forward, letting bygones be bygones, ...

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Underbelly Vietnam; FICTION

  • Authors : By:CHRIS FLYNN

  • Source: Age, The (Melbourne, Australia), October 27, 2012 Life & Style First, p. 34 3pp

  • Abstract: THE DARKEST LITTLE ROOM By Patrick Holland Transit Lounge, $29.95 REVIEW CHRIS FLYNN INDEPENDENT Melbourne publisher Transit Lounge has made a significant mark on the Australian ...

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Lust and emotion in modern-day Vietnam; FICTION

  • Authors : By:Meredith Lewin

  • Source: Sun Herald, The (Sydney, Australia), September 16, 2012 Unwind First, p. 15 2pp

  • Abstract: Fishing for Tigers Emily Maguire (Picador, $29.99) Reviewed by Meredith Lewin At the heart of Australian writer Emily Maguire's work lies an urgent need to pull ...

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Academic Journal

Bringing the War Home to the "Holler".

Subjects: *LITERATURE; *WESTERN civilization

  • Source: War, Literature & the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities. Fall/Winter1998, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p239. 14p.

  • Abstract: Focuses on the moral vision of Vietnam literature. Emphasis on enhancing the chances of Vietnamese for survival; References of literary works ...

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She is a haunting.

Subjects: Haunted houses -- Juvenile fiction; Ghost stories; Bisexuals -- Juvenile fictionVietnam -- Juvenile fiction; Vietnam -- Fiction

  • Abstract: Summary: Seventeen-year-old bisexual Jade Nguyrn is spending the summer in Vietnam at the French colonial house her estranged father is fixing ...

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To Search for Understanding: A Conversation with Quan Manh Ha and Joseph Babcock about Other Moons: Vietnamese Short Stories of the American War and Its Aftermath.

Subjects: *CREATIVE writing; *TEACHINGOTHER Moons: Vietnamese Short Stories of the American War & Its Aftermath (Book)QUAN Manh Ha; BABCOCK, Joseph

  • Source: War, Literature & the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities. 2021, Vol. 33, p27-54. 28p.

  • Abstract: The article presents an interview with authors Quan Manh Ha and Joseph Babcock. Quan Manh Ha discusses his book "Other Moons: Vietnamese Short Stories of ...

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On earth we're briefly gorgeous.

Subjects: Mother and child -- Fiction; Vietnamese Americans -- Fiction; Mothers and sons -- FictionVietnam -- Fiction

  • Abstract: Summary: "[Little Dog gives a letter to his mother who can't read]. Written when the speaker, Little Dog is in his late twenties, the letter ...

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Full Paper Jacket: Vietnam Book Cover Art.

Subjects: *BOOK cover art; *VIETNAM War, 1961-1975, in art; *GRAPHIC design

  • Source: Canadian Review of American Studies. 2020, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p45-101. 57p.

  • Abstract: This article chronicles the way book covers on American novels about the Vietnam War, both during and after the conflict, not ... Cet article examine comment les couvertures des romans américains portant sur la guerre du Vietnam, tant durant le conflit qu'aprè... Copyright of Canadian Review of American Studies is the property of University of Toronto Press and its content may not be copied or emailed ...

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The headmaster's wager : a novel.

Subjects: School principals -- Fiction; Fathers and sons -- Fiction; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- FictionHo Chi Minh City (Vietnam) -- Fiction

  • Abstract: Summary: Percival Chen, a headmaster at a prestigious English-language school in 1960s Saigon, must exile his trouble-making son and to deal with his troubles and ...

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War at the Home Front: Re-Gendered Trauma Tropes in You Know When the Men are Gone.

Subjects: *HEROES; *EMOTIONAL trauma; *WOMEN in literatureYOU Know When the Men Are Gone (Book)FALLON, Siobhan

  • Source: Women's Studies. Jul/Aug2019, Vol. 48 Issue 5, p510-530. 21p.

  • Abstract: The article discusses the re-gendering of the tropes of the trauma hero narrative in Siobhan Fallon's collection of short stories "You Know When the Men ...

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Fiction based on war truth revisited

  • Authors : By:Steve Bennett

  • Source: San Antonio Express-News (TX), March 24, 2010 S.A. Life STATE&METRO, 3pp

  • Abstract: One of the things Tim O'Brien carries with him is a memory of his hands. "I can remember looking at my hands out in the ...

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Fiction based on war truth revisited Vietnam vet Tim O'Brien's gut-wrenching story turns 20 O'BRIEN: Writer seeks to place reader in the war zone

  • Authors : By:By STEVE BENNETT

  • Source: Houston Chronicle (TX), March 24, 2010 Star 3 STAR, p. 1 3pp

  • Abstract: One of the things Tim O'Brien carries with him is a memory of his hands. "I can remember looking at my hands out in the ...

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The book of salt.

Subjects: Americans -- Foreign countries -- France -- Fiction; Biographical fiction; Cooking -- FictionParis (France) -- Fiction; Vietnam -- FictionStein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 -- Fiction; Toklas, Alice B. -- Fiction

  • Abstract: Summary: A Vietnamese man working as Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas's cook in 1934 Paris looks back on his early life in his native country ...

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A REMF's View of Viet Nam War Literature Bibliography.

Subjects: Academic Libraries; Fiction; Higher Education

  • Abstract: An academic librarian who is a Vietnam War veteran was inspired by the exemplary collection of Vietnam ...

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Memory and Meaning: The Need for Narrative Reflections on the Symposium "Twentieth Century Warfare and American Memory" Regis University, Denver, Colorado, November 13-14, 2009.

Subjects: *AMERICAN war stories; *NARRATIVES; *MEANING (Psychology)DENVER (Colo.); COLORADO

  • Source: War, Literature & the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities. 2011, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p22-33. 12p.

  • Abstract: The author discusses the memory and meaning of narrative reflections during the "Twentieth Century Warfare and American Memory" symposium held at Regis University in Denver, ...

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Art As Therapy: The Biography of a Novel.

Subjects: *FICTION writing; *THERAPEUTICS; *VIETNAM veteransSECOND Tour, The (Book)

  • Source: War, Literature & the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities. 2009, Vol. 21 Issue 1/2, p384-398. 15p.

  • Abstract: The article presents the author's reflections regarding the use of writing as a therapeutic practice for war veterans. The author's personal experiences in writing the ...

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Things to Pack When You're Bound for Baghdad.

Subjects: THINGS to Pack When You're Bound for Baghdad (Short story)

  • Source: War, Literature & the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities. 2006, Vol. 18 Issue 1/2, p121-141. 21p.

  • Abstract: The short story "Things to Pack When You're Bound for Baghdad," by Jason Armagost, is presented.

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Vietnam and Korea: W.D. Ehrhart's Continuing Journey.

Subjects: *WAR & societyEHRHART, W. D. (William Daniel), 1948-

  • Source: War, Literature & the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities. Fall/Winter1999, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p191. 7p.

  • Abstract: Comments on the books 'Ordinary Lives: Platoon 1005 and the Vietnam War' and 'Retrieving Bones: Stories and Poems of the Korean War,...

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