Saigon, Anthony Grey
Saigon, Anthony Grey
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Saigon
An Epic Novel of Vietnam

Author: Anthony Grey

Narrator: Gordon Griffin

Unabridged: 34 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/12/2016

Synopsis

Joseph Sherman first visits Saigon, the capital of French colonial Cochin-China, in 1925 on a hunting expedition with his father, a US senator. He is lured back again and again as a traveler, a soldier, and then as a reporter by his fascination for the exotic land and for Lan, a mandarin's daughter he cannot forget. Over five decades Joseph's life becomes enmeshed with the political intrigues of two of Saigon's most influential families, the French colonist Devrauxs, and the native Trans-and inevitably with Vietnam's turbulent, war torn fate. He is there when the hatred of a million coolies rises against the French, and when the French Foreign Legion fights it's bloody last stand at Dien Bien Phu.

About Anthony Grey

Anthony Grey became a foreign correspondent with Reuters after beginning his career in journalism in Norfolk, England, where he was born and educated. He reported on the Cold War from East Berlin, Prague, Warsaw, Budapest, Sofia, and Bucharest for two years before being assigned to China to cover the Cultural Revolution. There, his imprisonment by Red Guards in a house beside the historic Forbidden City of China's emperors attracted worldwide headlines for over two years. After his release, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to journalism and was named UK Journalist of the Year. He has gone on to become a radio and television broadcaster, bestselling historical novelist, independent publisher, and frequent public speaker.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cherie

I graduated from high school in 1965 so Vietnam was part of my young adult life. I associated it with a callous group of people that killed and maimed my friends and family in an undeclared war. Reading this book has enlightened me on who the people and culture of this country really were and their......more

Goodreads review by Ann

I very seldom give five starts to a novel in which the writing is not exquisite - - and Anthony Grey's writing is very good, but not outstanding. However, the scope of the novel and the history it portrayed (and taught me - - and I thought I knew a lot about Vietnam!) were overwhelmingly satsifying......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

I'm not sure how to go about writing a review of such a complex, involved book (which was originally written in 1982, not 2012, as this record indicates). I am astounded by the amount of research and planning that must have gone into writing this book. When I started reading Saigon, I was expecting......more

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