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Intimate portrayal of Ho Chi Minh's final days.

Dương Thu Hương's "The Zenith" isn't just a historical account; it's an emotional journey interlacing personal and political strands. If you're keen on exploring the complexities of a revolutionary figure's life and the intricate human stories behind a historical icon, this book could offer you a profound reading experience. With rich detail and a compassionate lens, the author invites you deep into the heart and soul of Vietnamese culture and its struggles.

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The Zenith

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ISBN: 9780670023752
Publisher: Viking
Date of Publication: 2012-08-16
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Asian Literature, War, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.41
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Memory is the one who builds you a permanent court of justice. Memory is the one at your side from whom you cannot run... A sweeping tale of thwarted love, political intrigue, and the price of power--"The Doctor Zhivago of Vietnam" (Boston Globe)--about Ho Chi Minh, the founding father of modern Vietnam, a man beloved by millions but shrouded in controversy and mystery. Vietnam's most popular dissident writer, Duong Thu Huong has won acclaim for her exceptional lyricism and psychological acumen, as well as for her unflinching portraits of modern Vietnam and its culture and people. Built on 15 years of research, The Zenith imagines the final months in the life of Ho Chi Minh--president of North Vietnam from 1945 until his death in 1969--at an isolated mountain compound where he is imprisoned both physically and emotionally. Complex, daring, and elegiac, Huong's novel weaves Ho Chi Minh's story together with narratives of members of his inner circle and a village elder, illuminating the personal costs of political struggle, the addictive quality of power and influence, and how a tragedy can threaten to engulf not just one individual but an entire nation. Most radically, it is a multidimensional portrait of Ho Chi Minh himself; a man who is often painted as a saint, martyr, or puppet, but whom Huong portrays as a real person whose life encapsulated humanity's capacity
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Intimate portrayal of Ho Chi Minh's final days.

Dương Thu Hương's "The Zenith" isn't just a historical account; it's an emotional journey interlacing personal and political strands. If you're keen on exploring the complexities of a revolutionary figure's life and the intricate human stories behind a historical icon, this book could offer you a profound reading experience. With rich detail and a compassionate lens, the author invites you deep into the heart and soul of Vietnamese culture and its struggles.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.