The Girl in the Picture: The Storyof Kim Phuc, the Photograph, and the Vietnam War
by Chong, Denise
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140280219
- ISBN 13
- 9780140280210
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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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- Title
- The Girl in the Picture: The Storyof Kim Phuc, the Photograph, and the Vietnam War
- Author
- Chong, Denise
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140280219
- ISBN 13
- 9780140280210
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 199
- Size
- 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾
- Keywords
- Vietnamese Conflict
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