Events for February 7, 2022

When it first appeared in 1987, the title story of this collection by Nguyễn Huy Thiệp  caused a sensation in Vietnam. Written in spare, succinct prose, it captures the despair of an old general who, after many years of devoted service to his country, is alienated by the emptiness of the society into which he …

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