Short Synopsis
In The Sorrow of War, Bao Ninh, a former North Vietnamese soldier, provides a strikingly honest look at how the Vietnam War forever changed his life, his country, and the people who live there.

Full Synopsis
Bao Ninh, a former North Vietnamese soldier, provides a strikingly honest look at how the Vietnam War forever changed his life, his country, and the people who live there. Originally published against government wishes in Vietnam because of its nonheroic, nonideological tone, The Sorrow of War has won worldwide acclaim and become an international bestseller.

"An unputdownable novel. It should win the Pulitzer Prize." ---The Guardian

"[I]ts language possesses a ferocity of expression that strikes the reader with all the subtlety of a gut-punch." ---Publishers Weekly Starred Review

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