{"product_id":"paradise-of-the-blind-by-duong-thu-huong","title":"'Paradise of the Blind' by Duong Thu Huong","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"424\"\u003eSet in postwar Vietnam, \u003cem data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"56\"\u003eParadise of the Blind\u003c\/em\u003e follows Hang as she travels from Hanoi to Moscow, reflecting on her family’s history and the broader social upheavals that shaped it.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"424\"\u003eThrough the intertwined lives of her mother and aunt, the novel traces the long tail of land reform, political loyalty, and personal sacrifice, showing how ideology filters down into domestic life—often unevenly, often destructively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"783\"\u003eRather than treating history at scale, Duong Thu Huong keeps the focus close: food, memory, obligation, and resentment become the mediums through which larger political forces are felt. Banned in Vietnam, the novel reads as both a critique of revolutionary aftermath and a record of what gets carried forward, materially and emotionally, across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"783\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Perennial edition, 2002 (paperback). Light general wear with some edgewear; clean internally with no major defects visible.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44409408946259,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-04-06T121328.269.png?v=1775441624","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/paradise-of-the-blind-by-duong-thu-huong","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}