13:44' 25/04/2007 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge - The latest Vietnam war book, “Failure to Atone” by US doctor Allen Hassan, has been released in Vietnam. Hassan is a former Marine sergeant and surgeon who witnessed and experienced the heat and throes of the war in Vietnam. The doctor’s debut novel took three years to complete and was first presented to the public at the Frankfurt International Book Fair in 2006. Hassan has saved 10 percent of the book’s proceeds to raise funds for war victims. Information about the book can be found on the official website www.failuretoatone . Present at a ceremony to introduce the Vietnamese version of his book in Ho Chi Minh City on April 24, Dr. Hassan granted 25,000 USD to the fund “Failure to Atone”, which was established on the occasion for Vietnamese war victims. The Tri Viet-First News company contributed 50 million VND to the fund.
(Source: VNA)
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