The Unrequited is an incredible story of the turbulent years of the
Indochina War seen through the multiple eyes of fictional French
and Vietnamese. They live the historical times at the end of the
Second World War through the decisive battle of Dien Bien Phu. In
this time of revolutionary change French colonials and legionaries
are pitted against the followers of Ho Chi Minh and General Giap.
Nguyen van Phan, a reporter in exile, leads his new family from a
rural village back to Ha Noi to report on the Vietnamese struggle
for independence. His wife Thi reluctantly follows. Lieutenant
Pasteur, a newly commissioned French Legionnaire seeking adventure,
is posted to Ha Noi as a platoon leader. An aging Doctor Ashtray
adbandons all hope of returning to France and cares for the few
remaining French civilians and the growing number of military
casualties. The oprhan Lao survives in the streets until he is
forcibly recruited by the Viet Minh. These lives and others are
interwoven in the threads of history, their viewpoints colored by
the past and the sights and sounds of the place and era that lead
them on seperate parallel journeys. Through the years of conflict,
they remain unrequited. Not for the faint of heart, this novel
portrays the grim face of war. History proved the period just the
first act of a much longer tragedy that might have been avoided if
America had learned the lesson of those years.
General
| Imprint: |
Peppertree Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2008 |
| First published: |
March 2008 |
| Authors: |
Page Brown
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
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| Pages: |
472 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-934246-71-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
War fiction >
General
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| LSN: |
1-934246-71-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781934246719 |
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