The Sorrow of War

Bao Ninh, Frank Palmos, Phan Thanh Hao

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Vietnamese

Minerva
01 December 1994

Fiction & Literature; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Vietnam War fiction

'All Quiet on the Western Front for our era' New Statesman

Kien's job is to search the Jungle of Screaming Souls for corpses. He knows the area well - this was where, in the dry season of 1969, his battalion was obliterated by American napalm and helicopter gunfire. Kien was one of only ten survivors. This book is his attempt to understand the eleven years of his life he gave to a senseless war.

Based on true experiences of Bao Ninh and banned by the communist party, this novel is revered as the 'All Quiet on the Western Front for our era'.

By: Bao Ninh
Translated by: Frank Palmos, Phan Thanh Hao
Imprint: Minerva
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 173g
ISBN: 9780749397111
ISBN 10: 074939711X
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 December 1994
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Sorrow of War

Bao Ninh was one of only ten survivors from the 500-strong Glorious 27th Youth Brigade during the Vietnam War. His harrowing book is remarkable: firstly because his North Vietnamese viewpoint is a rare antidote to the gung-ho American version, and secondly it is so much more than just a war book, being both a tragic love story and a meditation on lost youth and innocence. It is extremely gruesome in place, there is some very black humour, and it has a complex but skilfully executed structure which, we can only assume, has helped him gain the distance he needed to write about such experiences. (Kirkus UK)