Saigon calling : London 1963-75

The Resource Saigon calling : London 1963-75
Label
Saigon calling : London 1963-75
Title remainder
London 1963-75
Statement of responsibility
Marcelino Truong ; translated by David Homel
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Contributor
Author
Illustrator
Translator
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Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
Summary
"In this sequel to Such a Lovely Little War, young Marco and his family move from Saigon to London in order to escape the war following the assassination of South Vietnamese President Diem, for whom Marcelino's diplomat father was a personal interpreter. In London, his father struggles to build a new life for his children and his wife, whose bipolar spells are becoming increasingly violent. But for Marco and his siblings, swinging London is an exciting place to be: a new world of hedonists and hippies. At the same time, the news from their grandparents in Vietnam grows ever grimmer as the war intensifies and American involvement becomes increasingly muddied. Young Marco finds himself conflicted between embracing the peace-loving anti-war demonstrators and the strong, nostalgic bond he feels toward a wounded Vietnam, whose conflict is not as simple as the demonstrators make it out to be."--
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Tone
Writing style
Illustration
Assigning source
Provided by publisher
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
YDX
Dewey number
942.1/2004959220092
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Language note
Translated from the French
LC call number
DA676.8 T78
LC item number
A3 2017
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels

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