{"product_id":"tales-from-a-mountain-city-a-vietnam-war-memoir-paperback","title":"Tales from a Mountain City: A Vietnam War memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eQuynh Dao\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTales from a Mountain City is a blend of history and memoir told by a young Vietnamese girl growing up during the last years of the war and the communist regime.This is a poignant account of the innocence of a child, the innocence of a people, shattered again and again by the cruel tides of power and dogma, clinging tenaciously to their traditions, their home provinces, their hometowns, until the sheer pervasiveness of a communist value system drives them to suicide or exile.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndirectly, this story raises many questions on nationalism and qualities of power, freedom and independence, human rights and human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Surprisingly, the author imbues this gruelling tale with lightness and charm appropriate to the naivety of a child. This is an effective device that cloaks the reader in the same ignorance and innocence and, as in \u003cem\u003eThe Diaries of Anne Frank, \u003c\/em\u003e finds a path through the terrible histories shielded from the absolute atrocities that is war.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDriftwood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468628476157,"sku":"9780957748217","price":30.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/SlczRUFxc3dWcUpwc1dyRmpMS21Edz09.webp?v=1777290665","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/tales-from-a-mountain-city-a-vietnam-war-memoir-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}