The song of Kieu : a new lament
Nguyễn, Du, 1765-18202019
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'The Song of Kieu' is the greatest classic of Vietnamese literature. It tells the story of the beautiful Vuong Thúy Kieu, who agrees to a financially profitable marriage in order to save her family from ruinous debts, but is tricked into working in a brothel. Her tragic career involves jealous wives, slavery, war, poverty and she becomes a nun twice. There are high points, such as when she teams up with a muscle-bound, tender-hearted rebel hero who makes her his queen and summons all her wrongdoers to account, but the ending is bittersweet.
Main title:
The song of Kieu : a new lament / Nguyen Du.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin Classics, 2019.
Collation:
144 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Vietnamese.
ISBN:
9780241360668 (pbk)
Dewey class:
895.9'2212895.92212
Language:
EnglishVietnamese
BRN:
2736187
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