num_pages: 233
description: Bao Ninh, a former North Vietnamese soldier, provides a strikingly honest look at how the Vietnam War forever changed his life, his country, and the people who live there. Originally published against government wishes in Vietnam because of its non-heroic, non-ideological tone, The Sorrow of War has won worldwide acclaim and become an international bestseller
language: English
title: The Sorrow Of War: A Novel of North Vietnam
titlecomplete: The Sorrow Of War: A Novel of North Vietnam
characters: Kien, Phuong
genres: Fiction, Historical, War, Asia, School, Literature, Asian Literature, Novels, Historical Fiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 8839
places: Vietnam
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Sách Hay
category: Văn học, awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Nikkei Asia Prizes, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Giải thưởng Hội Nhà Văn Việt Nam
publisher: Riverhead Books/The Berkley Publishing Group/Penguin Putnam Inc.