☰

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

When Heaven & Earth Changed Places

When Heaven & Earth Changed Places

â€œOne of the most important books of Vietnamese American and Vietnam War literature...Moving, powerful.â€ â€”Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning author ofÂ The Sympathizer

In these pages, Le Ly Hayslipâ€”just twelve years old when U.S. helicopters landed in her tiny village of Ky Laâ€”shows us the Vietnam War as she lived it. Initially pressed into service by the Vietcong, Le Ly was captured and imprisoned by government forces. She found sanctuary at last with an American contractor and ultimately fled to the United States. Almost twenty years after her escape, Le Ly found herself inexorably drawn back to the devastated country and loved ones sheâ€™d left behind, and returned to Vietnam in 1986. Scenes of this joyous reunion are interwoven with the brutal war years, creating an extraordinary portrait of the nation, then and nowâ€”and of one courageous woman who held fast to her faith in humanity.
Â
First published in 1989, When Heaven and Earth Changed Places was hailed as an instant classic. Now, some two decades later, this indispensable memoir continues to be one of our most important accounts of a conflict we must never forget.
Country USA
Brand Doubleday
Manufacturer Doubleday
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 1989-04-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385247580

You might also like...