Lady Borton
Auteur van After Sorrow: An American Among the Vietnamese
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I found the book to be an interesting look into Vietnamese culture and village life during this time period, as well as the economic and social changes taking place at the time. Although the American War (reckoned in Viet Nam as the period from the 1954 Geneva Accords to the 1975 fall of the US-backed Sai Gon government) looms large in the background, the focus of the memoir is on conveying the author's personal experiences and the personalities and culture of the people she met. The book is divided into three parts, the first describing the author's visits to Ban Long Village in the Mekong Delta, the second Khan Phu Village in the north, and a shorter third section set in the capital, Ha Noi. I found the first part to be the most engaging, as it seemed the author was able to make a closer personal connection to the people there compared to the more reserved interactions in the later sections. However, it was interesting to read all parts to get a more complete picture of Viet Nam as the author experienced it.
Overall, a pretty good memoir for those interested in Viet Nam.… (meer)