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Descendants of Vietnam veterans and refugees confront the aftermath of war and, in verse and prose, deliver another kind of war story.

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"A perspective that is essential for all Americans to ingest. Everything in its pages…displays unflinching eloquence. There is no doubt of the importance of Inheriting the War." -- Barbara Berman - The Rumpus
" Inheriting the War mines…how we pursue the soul of those we love who are torn by war, and how those wounds weather our own hands and hearts." -- The Millions
"Dense with confrontation, desperation, suffering, this volume also resonates with agency, empathy, even forgiveness." -- Booklist
"[P]oignant…[Inheriting the War] reveals how psychological trauma can have ripple effects through later generations…those wishing to learn more about the Vietnam War, poetry, or transgenerational trauma will also find this an engrossing read." -- Library Journal

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    A Paperback / softback by Laren McClung, Yusef Komunyakaa

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      Publisher: WW Norton & Co
      Publication Date: 12/01/2018
      ISBN13: 9780393354287, 978-0393354287
      ISBN10: 0393354288
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      Military history: post-WW2 conflicts

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Descendants of Vietnam veterans and refugees confront the aftermath of war and, in verse and prose, deliver another kind of war story.

      Trade Review
      "A perspective that is essential for all Americans to ingest. Everything in its pages…displays unflinching eloquence. There is no doubt of the importance of Inheriting the War." -- Barbara Berman - The Rumpus
      " Inheriting the War mines…how we pursue the soul of those we love who are torn by war, and how those wounds weather our own hands and hearts." -- The Millions
      "Dense with confrontation, desperation, suffering, this volume also resonates with agency, empathy, even forgiveness." -- Booklist
      "[P]oignant…[Inheriting the War] reveals how psychological trauma can have ripple effects through later generations…those wishing to learn more about the Vietnam War, poetry, or transgenerational trauma will also find this an engrossing read." -- Library Journal

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