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    Saigon Calling: London 1963-75
    Saigon Calling: London 1963-75
    Saigon Calling: London 1963-75
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    Saigon Calling: London 1963-75

    By Marcelino Truong

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    In this sequel to the graphic memoir Such a Lovely Little War, young Marcelino and his family move from Saigon to swinging London in order to escape the war. There, he discovers an exciting new world of hedonists and hippies, while his mother slips further into her bipolar disorder, and Vietnam slips further into tragedy and heartbreak.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArsenal Pulp Press
    Release dateOct 3, 2017
    ISBN9781551526911
    Saigon Calling: London 1963-75

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