The General Retires and Other Stories by Nguyễn Huy Thiệp, Greg Lockhart

The General Retires and Other Stories

Nguyễn Huy Thiệp, Greg Lockhart

160 pages first pub 1987 (editions)

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When it first appeared in 1987, the title story of this collection of stories by Nguyen Huy Thiep caused a sensation in Vietnam. Not since the Communist revolution had readers found as stark and compelling a view of their world as The General Reti...

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Moods

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Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

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Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

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