On 8 June 1972, nine-year-old Kim Phuc, severely burned by napalm, ran from her burning village and into the eye of history. Her photograph, seen around the world, helped turn public opinion against the Vietnam War and is one of a handful of images that remain branded in the public consciousness. This book is the story of how that photograph came to be - but also of what happened to Kim Phuc after it was taken. It opens up to readers an unknown world - the world of Vietnam after the US army left. Kim became a pawn in the ...
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On 8 June 1972, nine-year-old Kim Phuc, severely burned by napalm, ran from her burning village and into the eye of history. Her photograph, seen around the world, helped turn public opinion against the Vietnam War and is one of a handful of images that remain branded in the public consciousness. This book is the story of how that photograph came to be - but also of what happened to Kim Phuc after it was taken. It opens up to readers an unknown world - the world of Vietnam after the US army left. Kim became a pawn in the Communist regime's propaganda campaign, even as her own family fought a losing battle to support itself in a physically and economically devastated country, now plagued with corruption. Kim's recovery and rehabilitation from her terrible wounds was long and arduous and, after years of manipulation by Vietnamese officials, she made a dramatic escape to Canada, where she now lives. Denise Chong has written a detailed, humanistic account of everyday life in the wake of the Vietnam War, as well as a meditation on the aftermath of celebrity, and the power of an image.
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Many people will remember KIm Phuc, the nine-year-old Vietnamese girl, who nearly died as a result of the napalm bombing in Vietnam on 8 June 1972, and whose picture, fleeing naked and in agony from the scene, captured the attention of the world.
This well-written authorised biography is a gripping account of what happened to her subsequently; how she came to cope with with her condition; and of her remarkable ability to forgive absolutely without rancour those responsible for her plight. Her forgiving nature stands out in the book and is a shining example to everyone of what true forgiveness entails. The book should give those too young to remember the event, or the Vietnam war, plenty to think about. The war-torn zones around the world today are also a constant reminder of the war in Vietnam, which seems to have taught nothing to those engaged in these wars!
The acknowledgements at the end of the book bear testimony to the time and effort the author Denise Chong invested in carrying out the research to write this heartrending account about a remarkable person.