Above : Author pic. Credit Jane Bown
The book is a glaringly, intense, read – a personal account of being a correspondent in Vietnam, that is without doubt the quintessentially most visceral, persuasive depiction of the unearthly experience of war.…
3 ½ stars
The City Recital Hall was crammed to the rafters last night. The crowd were keen to see the much anticipated opening to the tour “Cocteau’s Circle” with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Based around the …
A harrowing, gripping tale of the wretched agony that was Vietnam. 60 years on we wear clothes that say Made in Vietnam. Why did we lose so many in this protracted war? Many of the answers make this novel the …
Bao Ninh’s THE SORROW OF WAR, written in the stream of consciousness style, opens with the depiction of soldiers on a post war mission to collect the bones of fallen comrades, for reburial. Thus begins the narrative by Kien, …
Martin McDonagh’s, A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE (2010) stands as a sharp exemplar of black comedy, a genre that thrives on turning the grotesque and painful into moments of biting wit and uneasy laughter. Set in the fictional town of Tarlington, …