The Girl in the Picture
The Story of Kim Phuc, the Photograph, and the Vietnam War
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Photojournalism, History, Military, Vietnam War, Asian
| Author: | Denise Chong | ISBN: | 9781440684128 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | August 1, 2001 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Denise Chong |
| ISBN: | 9781440684128 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | August 1, 2001 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
