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The Girl in the Picture

The Story of Kim Phuc, the Photograph, and the Vietnam War

The Girl in the Picture
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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.
Penguin Group Inc.; August 2001
ISBN 9781440683213
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ISBNs
9781440684128
9781440683213
9781440680489
9781440679575
9780140280210
1440680485