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The Girl in the Picture; The Remarkable Story of Vietnam's Most Famous Casualty
by Chong, Denise
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0743209192
- ISBN 13
- 9780743209199
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Simon & Schuster, London, 2000. First Edition. Softcover (Photographic). Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Foreword by author and acknowledgements. Between pages 182 and 183 there are eight pages of black-and-white photographs. Photographic paperback binding with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. "There can be no more appalling or universal image of war than the photograph of the girl running naked and screaming from a napalm attack on her village during the Vietnam war. Her outstretched, burned arms and the scream of pain captured on her lips haunted a generation and changed America's attitude towards its involvement in Vietnam." – from the rear panel blurb. The girl in the picture was Kim Phuc, and this book tells her story. A little creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Full Number Line. Size: Trade Paperback. [6], VII - X 372, [2] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Vietnam; Vietnam Conflict; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 0743209192. ISBN/EAN: 9780743209199. Inventory No: 0129929. . 9780743209199
Synopsis
On June 8, 1972, nine-year-old Kim Phuc, severely burned by napalm, ran from her blazing village in South Vietnam and into the eye of history. Her photograph-one of the most unforgettable images of the twentieth century-was seen around the world and helped turn public opinion against the Vietnam War.This book is the story of how that photograph came to be-and the story of what happened to that girl after the camera shutter closed. Award-winning biographer Denise Chong's portrait of Kim Phuc-who eventually defected to Canada and is now a UNESCO spokesperson-is a rare look at the Vietnam War from the Vietnamese point-of-view and one of the only books to describe everyday life in the wake of this war and to probe its lingering effects on all its participants.
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- Seller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0129929
- Title
- The Girl in the Picture; The Remarkable Story of Vietnam's Most Famous Casualty
- Author
- Chong, Denise
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Softcover (Photographic)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0743209192
- ISBN 13
- 9780743209199
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Kim Phuc, Napalm victim, Vietnam conflict, biography Biography & Autobiography; Vietnam; Vietnam Conflict; Military & Warfare. Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0743209192 EAN: 9780743209199 Chong, Denise The Girl in the Picture; The Remarkable
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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