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Read Trip: Hanoi
Our team’s recommended reads for your next vacation. Today’s stop: Hanoi.
Published on July 26, 2018
Vietnam: A New History
Christopher GoschaPrepare for your trip with this definitive history of Vietnam. A compelling account of the country’s complex past traces Vietnam’s development from antiquity through colonial rule up to today’s modern state.
The Sorrow of War
Bao NinhAn internationally celebrated memoir by a North Vietnamese soldier, this beautifully written work grapples with universal themes — aging, love, art — and takes its place alongside the greatest literature of war of the last century. A great counterpoint to the American war narratives westerners tend to be more familiar with.
The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
Viet Thanh NguyenWinner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, this breakthrough novel follows a communist double agent between Vietnam and America after the Fall of Saigon. A thrilling espionage plot propels the book’s engrossing exploration of identity and love.
Food of Vietnam: Easy-to-Follow Recipes from the Country's Major Regions [Vietnamese Cookbook with Over 80 Recipes]
Food of Vietnam: Easy-to-Follow Recipes from the Country's Major Regions [Vietnamese Cookbook with Over 80 Recipes]
Trieu Thi ChoiVietnam is breathtakingly beautiful and full of fascinating sites and activities, but we promise: the thing you’ll remember best will be the food. It really is that good. Bring some of it home with you with these recipes.