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Past Continuous

Past Continuous

1st Edition

Paperback (30 Oct 2001)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Nguyen Khai's documentary novel, Past Continuous, published in the early 1980s before the ""doi moi"" policy was introduced, gives a fascinating inside view of North Vietnamese views and strategies during the American War in Vietnam. As the three narrators exchange reminiscences, we not only learn about the inner-workings of the liberation movement, but we also see the tensions that developed afterward in their post-war society. The novel dramatizes the histories, adventures, and emotions of three extraordinary people - a secret agent, a female battalion commander, and a Catholic priest who supported the revolution. In Nguyen Khai, we have a Vietnamese Graham Greene exploring the revolution through the minds of three very different consciousnesses.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781880684788
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Imprint: Northwestern University Press
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 895.922334
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 159
Weight: 222g
Height: 213mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 13mm