The Zenith - Softcover

Huong, Duong Thu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143123718 ISBN 13: 9780143123712

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2013

Synopsis

From the most important Vietnamese author writing today, a powerful, ambitious novel about the thirst for absolute power

Widely considered today's preeminent Vietnamese novelist, Duong Thu Huong has won acclaim for her exceptional lyricism and psychological acumen, as well as for her unflinching portraits of modern Vietnam and its culture and people. In her latest book, she offers a sweeping tale of thwarted love, political intrigue, and treachery that centers on the final months in the life of Ho Chi Minh at an isolated mountain compound where he is imprisoned both physically and emotionally. The Zenith reveals moral truths that continue to reverberate today among those many Americans who still silently live with sadness and regret over the Vietnam War.

About this title

About the Author:

Duong Thu Huong is an award-winning Vietnamese novelist and activist living in exile in Paris. Her novels include Paradise of the Blind, No Man's Land, Memories of a Pure Spring, and Novel Without a Name.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0143123718
• ISBN 13: 9780143123712
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528