{"product_id":"nothing-ever-dies-vietnam-and-the-memory-of-war-paperback","title":"Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eViet Thanh Nguyen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinalist, National Book Critics Circle Award\u003cbr\u003eFinalist, National Book Award in Nonfiction\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \"The Year in Reading\" Selection \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory. From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/i\u003e comes a searching exploration of the conflict Americans call the Vietnam War and Vietnamese call the American War--a conflict that lives on in the collective memory of both nations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" A] gorgeous, multifaceted examination of the war Americans call the Vietnam War--and which Vietnamese call the American War...As a writer,  Nguyen] brings every conceivable gift--wisdom, wit, compassion, curiosity--to the impossible yet crucial work of arriving at what he calls 'a just memory' of this war.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Kate Tuttle, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eNothing Ever Dies\u003c\/i\u003e, his unusually thoughtful consideration of war, self-deception and forgiveness, Viet Thanh Nguyen penetrates deeply into memories of the Vietnamese war... An] important book, which hits hard at self-serving myths.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Jonathan Mirsky, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ultimately, Nguyen's lucid, arresting, and richly sourced inquiry, in the mode of Susan Sontag and W. G. Sebald, is a call for true and just stories of war and its perpetual legacy.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Donna Seaman, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756902744352,"sku":"9780674979840","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e267247195b1e3f9ed352a7faf06b2e2.webp?v=1780088838","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/nothing-ever-dies-vietnam-and-the-memory-of-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}