{"product_id":"nothing-ever-dies","title":"Nothing Ever Dies","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinalist, National Book Critics Circle Award\u003cbr\u003eFinalist, National Book Award in Nonfiction\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \"The Year in Reading\" Selection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll  wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second  time in memory. From the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel \u003ci\u003eThe Sympathizer\u003c\/i\u003e  comes a searching exploration of the conflict Americans call the  Vietnam War and Vietnamese call the American War-a conflict that lives  on in the collective memory of both nations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] gorgeous,  multifaceted examination of the war Americans call the Vietnam War-and  which Vietnamese call the American War As a writer, [Nguyen] brings  every conceivable gift-wisdom, wit, compassion, curiosity-to the  impossible yet crucial work of arriving at what he calls 'a just memory'  of this war.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Kate Tuttle, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eNothing Ever Dies\u003c\/i\u003e,  his unusually thoughtful consideration of war, self-deception and  forgiveness, Viet Thanh Nguyen penetrates deeply into memories of the  Vietnamese war [An] important book, which hits hard at self-serving  myths.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Jonathan Mirsky, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ultimately,  Nguyen's lucid, arresting, and richly sourced inquiry, in the mode of  Susan Sontag and W. G. Sebald, is a call for true and just stories of  war and its perpetual legacy.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Donna Seaman, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viet Thanh Nguyen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42850806628413,"sku":"9780674979840","price":35.06,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780674979840_55112420-0904-4abc-9e10-7d0a958d078a.jpg?v=1767072872","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/nothing-ever-dies","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}