Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War
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Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War is a nonfiction work by Viet Thanh Nguyen that examines how the Vietnam War is remembered, represented, and memorialized across cultures, nations, and media.
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| Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War Context triple: [Viet Thanh Nguyen, notableWork, Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War]
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A.
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
*In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam* is a memoir by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in which he reflects on and critiques American decision-making during the Vietnam War, acknowledging major errors and drawing lessons for future policy.
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B.
Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy
"Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy" is a historical and analytical book in which former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and others reassess the decisions and misunderstandings that led to and prolonged the Vietnam War.
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C.
Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam
Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical study that traces how French colonial collapse in Indochina set the stage for the United States’ deepening involvement in Vietnam.
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D.
Last Days in Vietnam
Last Days in Vietnam is a 2014 documentary film that chronicles the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War and the dramatic evacuation of Saigon.
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E.
How We Lost the Vietnam War
"How We Lost the Vietnam War" is a memoir by former South Vietnamese prime minister and air force general Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, offering his personal account and perspective on the political and military failures that led to South Vietnam’s defeat.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War Target entity description: Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War is a nonfiction work by Viet Thanh Nguyen that examines how the Vietnam War is remembered, represented, and memorialized across cultures, nations, and media.
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A.
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
*In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam* is a memoir by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in which he reflects on and critiques American decision-making during the Vietnam War, acknowledging major errors and drawing lessons for future policy.
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B.
Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy
"Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy" is a historical and analytical book in which former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and others reassess the decisions and misunderstandings that led to and prolonged the Vietnam War.
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C.
Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam
Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical study that traces how French colonial collapse in Indochina set the stage for the United States’ deepening involvement in Vietnam.
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D.
Last Days in Vietnam
Last Days in Vietnam is a 2014 documentary film that chronicles the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War and the dramatic evacuation of Saigon.
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E.
How We Lost the Vietnam War
"How We Lost the Vietnam War" is a memoir by former South Vietnamese prime minister and air force general Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, offering his personal account and perspective on the political and military failures that led to South Vietnam’s defeat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cultural studies work
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literary criticism ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
American studies
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Asian American studies NERFINISHED ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ memory studies ⓘ |
| argues |
that both victims and perpetrators must be remembered
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that memory is intertwined with forgetting ⓘ that war memory is shaped by power and inequality ⓘ |
| author | Viet Thanh Nguyen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
John G. Cawelti Award
NERFINISHED
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
films
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memorials ⓘ museums ⓘ novels ⓘ photography ⓘ popular culture ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
how the Vietnam War is remembered in Vietnam
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how the Vietnam War is remembered in the United States ⓘ transnational memory of the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| genre | nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
comparative US–Vietnam perspective
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critical theory perspective ⓘ diasporic Vietnamese perspective ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 384 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harvard University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Race and Resistance: Literature and Politics in Asian America
NERFINISHED
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The Sympathizer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingContext | post–Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| subject |
American literature
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Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese diaspora ⓘ collective memory ⓘ cultural politics ⓘ ethics of memory ⓘ representation of war ⓘ trauma and remembrance ⓘ war memory ⓘ war representation in film ⓘ war representation in literature ⓘ war representation in visual culture ⓘ |
| theorizes | a just memory of war ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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post–Cold War era ⓘ |
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