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Dedication: For my husband. For the women of Vietnam and for the people peace everywhere.
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The short stories in this collection are based on conversations between the author and Vietnamese women from a variety of backgrounds. The author writes: 'my husband and I talked with women in various parts of North Vietnam - peasants in small cottages on the delta and at the seashore, miners at Hongay-Campha and the people belonging to the various national minorities in the new Thai-Meo autonomous region of the North West.' Three of the stories 'can more correctly be described as biographies because they describe events almost exactly as they took place, with the exception of the creation of a few minor characters'. Other stories have been given a more fictional treatment. (9-10).
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Hanoi,
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Vietnam,c
Southeast Asia,
South and East Asia,
Asia,:Foreign Language Publications House
, 1958 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Return to Life, single work short story (p. 13-42)
- The Sun Risesi"She sits upon her doorstep low,", single work poetry (p. 43)
- The Little Messenger, single work short story (p. 45-74)
- Hai Thoni"Here where sea and river meet", single work poetry (p. 75-76)
- Down Dragon, single work short story (p. 77-110)
- Halong Bayi"No sight more breathless in the East", single work poetry (p. 111)
- Voice in the Jungle, single work short story (p. 113-144)
- The Studenti"All about the house, every minute of the day", single work poetry (p. 145)
- Once More Flowers Blossom, single work short story (p. 147-181)
- Song of Vietnami"How beautiful this friendly scene,", single work poetry (p. 182-183)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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cVietnam,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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