Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec 14, 2025 (AFP) - Vietnam's 'Sorrow of War' sells out after viral controversy

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When "The Sorrow of War" was honoured by Vietnam's government as one of the 50 greatest works of literature and art since reunification, some conservative figures reacted with fury -- suggesting the novel's unvarnished depictions of the war diminished the victors' heroism. But the controversy that exploded across social media has only sparked renewed interest in Bao Ninh's haunting classic and forced bookstores to scramble to keep pace with surgi......

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