Books about Vietnam

Wondering what to read before your holiday to Vietnam? Looking for a way to travel from home? Here are our favourite books about Vietnam from both international and Vietnamese authors:

• The Sorrow of War – Bao Ninh

• A Dragon Apparent – Normal Lewis

• Paradise of the Blind – Duong Thu Huong

• The Quiet American – Graham Greene

• Mad About the Mekong – John Keay

• Vietnam: Rising Dragon – Bill Hayton

• The Best We Could Do – Thi Biu

• The Beauty of Humanity Movement – Camilla Gibb

• At Home in the World – Thich Nhat Hanh

• Saigon: An Epic Novel of Vietnam – Anthony Grey