Illustrations ................................................. vii
Foreword ....................................................... ix
Preface ........................................................ xi
Acknowledgments ................................................ xv
1. Story One - A Short Ride ................................... 1
Time: 11 July 1977 to 16 July 1979
2. Story Two - Revolutionary Songs ........................... 14
Time: February 1981
3. Story Three - The Moon and Waters of the Red River ........ 57
Time: 1981
4. Story Four - The Mist ..................................... 79
Time: August 1983 to December 1983
5. Story Five - Milk Cows ................................... 175
Time: 1984
6. Story Six - Posing as Statues ............................ 190
Time: 1985
7. Story Seven - A Choice ................................... 236
Time: winter 1985
Notes ......................................................... 247
Glossary of Prison Language ................................... 260
Translators ................................................... 262
Bibliography of Works by and about Nguyen Chi Thien ........... 266
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