Past continuous, a novel

Nguyen Khai, Translation and adapted by Phan Thanh Hao and Wayne Karlin

ISBN 10: 1880684780 / ISBN 13: 9781880684788

Published by Curbstone Press, Willimantic, CT, 2001

About this Item

159p., stated first edition, two page publisher's publication announcement laid in, very good condition. Novel about the Vietnam war from a North Vietnamese perspective. Seller Inventory # 331209

Bibliographic Details

Title: Past continuous, a novel

Publisher: Curbstone Press, Willimantic, CT

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Paperback

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

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.

About the Author:

Nguyen Khai was born in 1930 in Hanoi and now lives in Ho Chi Minh City. One of Vietnam's best writers, he is the author of fifteen novels and short story collections, and veteran of both the French and American wars.