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<p><P>Just as the remaining trade sanctions against Vietnam are being lifted comes <i>The Other Side of Heaven</i>, a collection of short stories by American and Vietnamese writers about the Vietnam War (or the 'American War,' depending on who is speaking). 'This book was born out of the meeting of two people who, if they had met two decades previously,' writes Karlin in his introduction, 'would have tried to kill each other.' Stunning in both scope and content, this collection strips away the uniforms and propaganda to reveal the fearful, nave peoples of both sides engulfed in a war with consequences neither could imagine. Soldiers, villagers, spies, assassins, men, women, children and the dead speak their piece in stories grouped by varied facets of the war and its aftermath (Hauntings, Exiles, Legacies, etc.), with each entry original in its interpretation but interchangeable in the vividness of its pain and horror. Though many contributions are noteworthy, six are outstanding&#58; Bao Ninh's 'Wandering Souls,' Xuan Thieu's 'Please Don't Knock on the Door,' Nguyen Quang Lap's 'The Sound of Harness Bells,' David McLean's 'Marine Corps Issue,' and Tim O'Brien's 'Speaking of Courag

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Author

Wayne Karlin, Le Minh Khue, and Truong Vu

Publisher

Curbstone Books

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9781880684313

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction

Rating

3.42 / 5 (19 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14