The Girl in the Picture: The Story of Kim Phuc, the Photograph, and the Vietnam War

"More than any other Vietnam book in recent years, The Girl in the Picture confronts us with the ceaseless, ever-compounding casualties of modern warfare." --The San Francisco Chronicle

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 08/01/2001
ISBN: 9780140280210
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 08/10/2001 pg. 67