
Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Nothing Ever Dies was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the National Book Award in Nonfiction. All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory. From the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Sympathizer 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.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Year
- 2016
- ISBN-13
- 9780674969889
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Vietnam WarMemory and warTrauma and national identity
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(2016)
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(2016)
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