Pain and Grace: A Journey Through Vietnam [Hardcover]

Jim Gensheimer (Author), Kristin Huckshorn (Author), Mark McDonald (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: San Jose Mercury News (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096532074X
• ISBN-13: 978-0965320740
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,889,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Striking and thoughtful portrayal of of Vietnam, May 31, 2001

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Allison Martin "Book Reviewer" (comeunity.com) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pain and Grace: A Journey Through Vietnam (Hardcover)

In Pain and Grace - A Journey Through Vietnam, the outstanding photography of photojournalist Jim Gensheimer illustrate the contrasts that make up modern day Vietnamese life. Gensheimer capture the beauty and quiet intensity of a country in the midst of dramatic change - where the struggles of the past and and hopes of the future are met with courage and pride. Each photograph dramatizes a poignant moment in the lives of the Vietnamese people - a lotus glows in a dusty Koi pond; gentle light on the wise face of an elderly Vietnamese gentleman at tea, children playing in an orphanage in Danang, the meeting of a brother and sister separated for 19 years... These images portray an emotional impact that is familiar to visitors to Vietnam, with a poignancy that is hard to forget.