Beyond Hate - Paperback

by Bao Cu Tieu Dao (Author)

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This is a story about some of the sufferings after America's involvement in the Vietnam War ended (1954-1975).
The story begins with the rape of a 16-year-old Vietnamese girl by a black Amerasian. The rape raises numerous is-sues and questions. Can people still hate long after the war has ended? How should an intellectual live and think when life reaches a dead end? Can love and trust overcome ha-tred, envy, and separation? When one's life is full of hatred and lies, can happiness be achieved by losing one's mind?