The Girl in the Picture: The Story of Kim Phuc, Whose Image Altered the Course of the Vietnam War
by Chong, Denise
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 067088040X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670880409
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Synopsis
On June 8, 1972, nine-year-old Kim Phuc, severely burned by napalm, ran from her blazing village in South Vietnam and into the eye of history. Her photograph-one of the most unforgettable images of the twentieth century-was seen around the world and helped turn public opinion against the Vietnam War.This book is the story of how that photograph came to be-and the story of what happened to that girl after the camera shutter closed. Award-winning biographer Denise Chong's portrait of Kim Phuc-who eventually defected to Canada and is now a UNESCO spokesperson-is a rare look at the Vietnam War from the Vietnamese point-of-view and one of the only books to describe everyday life in the wake of this war and to probe its lingering effects on all its participants.
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- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 316389
- Title
- The Girl in the Picture: The Story of Kim Phuc, Whose Image Altered the Course of the Vietnam War
- Author
- Chong, Denise
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 067088040X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670880409
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2000-08-07
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 25 oz
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