{"product_id":"9781101583821","title":"The Zenith: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major new novel from the most important Vietnamese author writing today\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuong Thu Huong has won acclaim for her exceptional lyricism and psychological acumen, as well as for her unflinching portraits of modern Vietnam and its culture and people. In this monumental new novel she offers an intimate, imagined account of the final months in the life of President Ho Chi Minh at an isolated mountaintop compound where he is imprisoned both physically and emotionally, weaving his story in with those of his wife’s brother-in-law, an elder in a small village town, and a close friend and political ally, to explore how we reconcile the struggles of the human heart with the external world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese narratives portray the thirst for absolute power, both political and otherwise, and the tragic consequences on family, community, and nationhood that can occur when jealousy is coupled with greed or mixed with a lust for power. \u003ci\u003eThe Zenith\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates and captures the moral conscience of Vietnamese leaders in the 1950s and 1960s as no other book ever has, as well as bringing out the souls of ordinary Vietnamese living through those tumultuous times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111905542384,"sku":"9781101583821","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101583821_p0.jpg?v=1763688349","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101583821","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}