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The Beauty Of Humanity Movement (2010)

by Camilla Gibb(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0385663226 (ISBN13: 9780385663229)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Doubleday Canada

review 1: Flew through this one. You know I don't write reviews of the details of a book...there are so many on this site that write beautiful, erudite, detailed reviews. I just put my wee little two cents in. This book is a wonderful novel to read before traveling to Vietnam. I get to go in January, and I now feel just a little more prepared. This is not a book about the Vietnam War. This is a book about the last sixty years of history, art, Vietnamese culture and most centrally, pho. Whether your travel is armchair or the kind with serious jet-lag, this is a sweet read. We can learn much from Old Man Hung.
review 2: I marvel once again at Camilla Gibb's storytelling prowess. In The Beauty of Humanity Movement, Gibb gives us the story of Old Man Hung, pho maker, ... moreand the story of contemporary Vietnam. Soup as symbolism for traditional values works well as does the cast of characters that come into contact with the old man -- his shantytown neighbours, the artists and philosophers, Maggie, Tu, Binh and especially Lan. I was totally transported to a place I know next to nothing about, if I don't count news footage of the war there. I don't know how Gibb could write this story without having lived this life in this place, but I am thankful she did. Memorable moments that won't leave me. less

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