{"product_id":"nothing-ever-dies-vietnam-and-the-memory-of-war-9780674979840","title":"Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinalist, National Book Critics Circle Award\u003cbr\u003eFinalist, National Book Award in Nonfiction\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \"The Year in Reading\" Selection \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory. From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/i\u003e comes a searching exploration of the conflict Americans call the Vietnam War and Vietnamese call the American War--a conflict that lives on in the collective memory of both nations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" A] gorgeous, multifaceted examination of the war Americans call the Vietnam War--and which Vietnamese call the American War...As a writer,  Nguyen] brings every conceivable gift--wisdom, wit, compassion, curiosity--to the impossible yet crucial work of arriving at what he calls 'a just memory' of this war.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Kate Tuttle, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eNothing Ever Dies\u003c\/i\u003e, his unusually thoughtful consideration of war, self-deception and forgiveness, Viet Thanh Nguyen penetrates deeply into memories of the Vietnamese war... An] important book, which hits hard at self-serving myths.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Jonathan Mirsky, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ultimately, Nguyen's lucid, arresting, and richly sourced inquiry, in the mode of Susan Sontag and W. G. Sebald, is a call for true and just stories of war and its perpetual legacy.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Donna Seaman, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10430381\"\u003eViet Thanh Nguyen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674979840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674979842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027070\"\u003eWars \u0026amp; Conflicts | Vietnam War\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS016000\"\u003eHistoriography\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS048000\"\u003eAsia | Southeast Asia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702299857133,"sku":"9780674979840","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_3cbfa2c1-873d-4111-aff6-8d9d99c5cab7.jpg?v=1649958915","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/nothing-ever-dies-vietnam-and-the-memory-of-war-9780674979840","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}