'Then it was war, now it is peace. Two different ages, two worlds, yet written on the same page of life.'
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.
This haunting and gripping novel, based on Bao Ninh's true experiences, illuminates the wreckage left by the Vietnam War.
'A book about writing, about lost youth, it is also a beautiful agonising love story... a magnificent achievement' Independent
TRANSLATED BY FRANK PALMOS AND PHAN THANH HAO
This series of war novels from Vintage Classics presents eight powerful stories about the horror and waste of war - each a passionate plea to prevent its repetition.
