Lament of the Soldier's Wife
Tran Com, Dang; Thi Diem, Doan; Alley, Rewi (ed)
Foreign Languages  (1960)
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Nationality Vietnamese
Pub Place Hanoi
No. of Pages 55
First Edition Yes
Rare Yes
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Conflict 19th Century misc
Notes
Not in Worldcat.

This is a very famous Vietnamese poem mourning the waste and separation of partners during wartime. It is foremost a poem of peace and was written in the eighteenth century when there was considerable civil strife in the country. The loyal wife waits and waits patiently for her husband who always promises to be home, but never arrives.