Earth and Water: Encounters in Viet Nam
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (727 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1558491295 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 234 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Born in the early 1960s and having no direct experience of the Viet Nam War, Edith Shillue arrived in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in September 1993 from her native Massachusetts to begin work as a university lecturer in English and American history. Her memoir provides the reader with sharp observation and thoughtful commentary, whether she is portraying her home life with a Vietnamese family, recounting the joys and frustrations of teaching at both the grade school and university levels, or journ
Alright This book was alright, a good description of Vietnam for those that have never been and want to know what is about over there. I studied in Hanoi for four months during college and it was a real trip back for me while reading this, especially when the author speaks of her visit to Hano. Denise Donnelly or buckdenise@aol.com said A wonderfully evoked portrait of a people and a land.. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. During the Vietnam war, I was just old enough to understand the carnage shown every evening on the television, the massive protests, the terror of war and the enemy. This book opened my eyes to the beauty of the Vietnamese landscape and people. It made m. Unusual view of Vietnam today. Lyrical and honest. If you want to know what life is like for ordinary people in Vietnam today, read this wonderful book. Shillue has the capacity to bring to life the sights and more interestingly the sounds of the country and its people. She lived in Vietnam as a teacher, one of the best ways to really
Edith Shillue is an adjunct faculty member in the English department at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and associate of the William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences.
Schafer, Humboldt State University . "Shillue is blessedly free of the baggage of older generations, and the Vietnamese she encounters are a perfect match for her open heart and subtle humor."Susan Brownmiller"This is a superb piece of work: thorough without being overburdened with detail, thoughtful without being ponderous, intelligent without a know-it-all tone, and best of all, delightful to read. She does a wonderful job conveying what Saigon is like as the Vietnamese learn the ins and outs of the new market economy. She has a novelist's eye."John C. Shillue's work is in the vanguard of