{"product_id":"9781551526898","title":"Saigon Calling","description":"Author: Marcelino Truong\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781551526898\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Arsenal Pulp Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 280\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcelino Truong's first book aboutthe early years of the Vietnam war, the graphic memoir \u003ci\u003eSuch a Lovely Little War \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), received starred reviews in \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews,\u003c\/i\u003e and was named \"one theseason's best graphic novels\" by the \u003ci\u003eNewYork Times\u003c\/i\u003e. In this sequel, young Marco and his family move from Saigon toLondon in order to escape the war following the assassination of SouthVietnamese President Diem, for whom Marcelino's diplomat father was a personalinterpreter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInLondon, his father struggles to build a new life for his children and his wife,whose bipolar spells are becoming increasingly violent. But for Marco and hissiblings, swinging London is an exciting place to be: a new world of hedonistsand hippies. At the same time, the news from their grandparents in Vietnamgrows ever grimmer as the war intensifies and American involvement becomesincreasingly muddied. Young Marco finds himself conflicted between embracingthe peace-loving anti-war demonstrators and the strong, nostalgic bond he feelstoward a wounded Vietnam, whose conflict is not as simple as the demonstratorsmake it out to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithits audacious imagery and heart-rending text, \u003ci\u003eSaigon Calling\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold graphic memoir that strikes a remarkablebalance between the intimate chronicle of a family undone by mental illness andthe large-scale tragedy of a country undone by war.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46830034190494,"sku":"ADS-9781551526898","price":37.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781551526898.jpg?v=1778558558","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781551526898","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}