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Inside the mind and heart of Vietnam,
This review is from: Vo Phien and the Sadness of Exile (Northern Illinois University Monograph Series on Southeast Asia) (Paperback)
This is a wonderful book which allows us to enter into the secret world of Vietnamese writers -- and thus into the hearts and minds of Vietnamese. Schafer, who writes with clarity rare among academic writers, explains early Vo Phien's books about village life in Vietnam in the 50s and 60s. Then Schafer explores the writings of Vo Phien after he was forced--somewhat reluctantly--to flee Vietnam when the communists took over in 1975. Schafer manages to capture the deep sense of melancholy which colored the writings of Vo Phien over the years. This is a very personal and moving book -- and helps us understand, at long last, the intellectual and emotional life of Vietnam. Buy it. Read it. You'll be richer for it.
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Vo Phien and the Sadness of Exile (Northern Illinois University Monograph Series on Southeast Asia) by John C. Schafer (Paperback - March 1, 2006)
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