Other moons Vietnamese short stories of the American War and its aftermath

"In this anthology, Vietnamese writers describe their experience of what they call the American War and its lasting legacy through the lens of their own vital artistic visions. A North Vietnamese soldier forms a bond with an abandoned puppy. Cousins find their lives upended by the revelation th...

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Other Authors: Ha, Quan Manh (Translator), Babcock, Joseph, 1985- (Translator), Bảo Ninh (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Vietnamese
Published: New York Columbia University Press [2020]
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword: Writing about war is writing about peace
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: A note on the selection and translation of stories
  • 1. Unsung hero
  • 2. White clouds flying
  • 3. Louse crab season
  • 4. Birds in formation
  • 5. A crescent moon in the woods
  • 6. Ms. Thoai
  • 7. The Corporal
  • 8. Red apples
  • 9. The most beautiful girl in the village
  • 10. Brother, when will you come home?
  • 11. War
  • 12. The Chau River pier
  • 13. Storms
  • 14. They became men
  • 15. An American service hamlet
  • 16. Love and war
  • 17. The person coming from the woods
  • 18. Out of the laughing woods
  • 19. The sorrow wasn't just ours
  • 20. A moral murderer
  • Permissions and acknowlegments.