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

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Girl in the Picture : The Story of Kim Phuc, the Photograph, and the Vietnam War by Chong, Denise (Author), 9780140280210
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  • ISBN: 9780140280210 | 0140280219
  • Cover: Paperback
  • Copyright: 8/1/2001

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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.
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