Rachel Annand
@lesbelous.bsky.social
Mostly living in the countryside in central France, sometimes in the UK in Chester. Socialist with green tinges, playing alto sax in a small band, growing veggies, living with one man and two cats.
This is amazing, thank you so much for posting it
November 17, 2024 at 11:04 AM
This is amazing, thank you so much for posting it
We’re in France, this is a kaki. You might know it as a persimmon, of course, mais c’est un kaki.
November 13, 2024 at 7:17 PM
We’re in France, this is a kaki. You might know it as a persimmon, of course, mais c’est un kaki.
You make some thought-provoking points. Can an American writer cross time and space to write the voices of the Vietnamese women in that war? We do have imagination and empathy, but could a Vietnamese writer get closer to those lives?
I’m much the same age as the main character, opposed that war.
I’m much the same age as the main character, opposed that war.
November 12, 2024 at 1:19 PM
You make some thought-provoking points. Can an American writer cross time and space to write the voices of the Vietnamese women in that war? We do have imagination and empathy, but could a Vietnamese writer get closer to those lives?
I’m much the same age as the main character, opposed that war.
I’m much the same age as the main character, opposed that war.
Agreed, it’s very much about the American experience. I think the author is writing about the disappearance of the female voice, in the Vietnam war story as in so much of history.
November 12, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Agreed, it’s very much about the American experience. I think the author is writing about the disappearance of the female voice, in the Vietnam war story as in so much of history.