Books To Read Vietnam

With the holidays encroaching upon us vietnam magazine has pulled together some recommended reads to make your literary season bright or at least more interesting.

Books to read vietnam. The sorrow of war by bao ninh paradise of the blind by duong thu huong and vietnam. The things they carried by tim o brien the sympathizer by viet thanh nguyen the quiet american by graham greene matterhorn b. It was about a patrol looking for cacciato who was going to paris so they followed him to paris.

Your next book is a classic of vietnam war books the things they carried 1990 by tim o brien. Often compared to joseph conrad and ernest hemingway and largely considered one of the best vietnam novels stone focuses on two characters one of whom is a sailor traveling home from vietnam. I like this book because it was his second book about vietnam.

Here are 5 of our favorite books from fall and winter 2020 about the vietnam war and those who served. The story of an army nurse in vietnam. Generally considered the top memoir by a female vietnam veteran this brutally frank book is written with many detailed descriptions of the wounded and dying men van devanter saw as a nurse at the 71st evacuation hospital in pleiku during her 1969 70 tour.

You will find a charming collection of 15 tales in this book all written and told by a popular vietnamese writer tran thi minh phuoc. From graham greene s classic to adventures on the mekong jude brosnan from stanfords reviews the 8 amazing books you should read if you love vietnam or are thinking of visiting. Historynet staff november 2020.

Books shelved as vietnam. Rising dragon by bill hayton. 8 incredible books to read before you visit vietnam.

The best books on vietnam. By lynda van devanter 1983. The first one going after cacciato was very surreal.