The Girl in the Picture
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The Girl in the Picture by Denise Chong
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.
DENISE CHONG is the author of the family memoir The Concubine's Children; The Girl in the Picture, a story of the napalm girl from the Vietnam War; and Egg on Mao, a portrayal of human rights in China. She lives with her family in Ottawa.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780140280210 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140280219 |
| Title | The Girl in the Picture |
| Author | Denise Chong |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2001-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Prizes | Winner of Governor General's Literary Award. |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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