The Girl in the Picture: The Story of Kim Phuc, the Photograph, and the Vietnam War

by Chong, Denise
ISBN: 9780140280210
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Overview

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.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Chong, Denise
  • ISBN: 9780140280210
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.90 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 400
  • Publication Year: 2001