Vietnamese memories. Book 1, leaving Saigon / story & art, Clement Baloup ; translated by Naomi Alice Botting, Chester Bowerman, Ruby Louise Gwynne-Evans, Jennifer Helena Karlsson and Francesca Montemagno and edited by Olivia Hanks.
"First published in France under the title: Mémoires de Viet Kieu: quitter Saigon and Mémoires de Viet Kieu: les Linh Tho, immigrés de force."-- title page verso.
Summary:
Colonialism and war disrupted the lives of millions of Vietnamese people during the 20th century. These are their stories. With his award-winning work, Vietnamese Memories, Clement Baloup chronicles through vivid painted art and poetic storytelling the fate of handful of people who, like many of their peers, were condemned to leave a country successively occupied by the Japanese, the French and the Americans. Book 1: Leaving Saigon recounts the experiences of Vietnamese citizens who, through different circumstances and different periods, ended up in various parts of France. From the journey of the authors own father, to the untold story of Linh Tho, Vietnamese foot soldiers who were brought over to work in many corners of French industry, as revealed by the work of journalist Pierre Daum, these stories are testimonials of courage and endurance in the face of turmoil and displacement.
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