Pain and Grace: A Journey Through Vietnam

By Jim Gensheimer

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096532074X
• ISBN13: 9780965320740
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: San Jose Mercury News
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.8" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Striking and thoughtful portrayal of of Vietnam

In Pain and Grace - A Journey Through Vietnam, the outstanding photography of photojournalist Jim Gensheimer illustrate the contrasts that make up modern day Vietnamese life. Gensheimer capture the beauty and quiet intensity of a country in the midst of dramatic change - where the struggles of the past and and hopes of the future are met with courage and pride. Each photograph dramatizes a poignant moment in the lives of the Vietnamese people - a lotus glows in a dusty Koi pond; gentle light on the wise face of an elderly Vietnamese gentleman at tea, children playing in an orphanage in Danang, the meeting of a brother and sister separated for 19 years... These images portray an emotional impact that is familiar to visitors to Vietnam, with a poignancy that is hard to forget.