{"product_id":"the-zenith","title":"The Zenith","description":"\u003cp\u003eA major new novel from the most important Vietnamese author writing today Duong Thu Huong has won acclaim for her exceptional lyricism and psychological acumen  as well as for her unflinching portraits of modern Vietnam and its culture and people. In this monumental new novel she offers an intimate  imagined account of the final months in the life of President Ho Chi Minh at an isolated mountaintop compound where he is imprisoned both physically and emotionally  weaving his story in with those of his wifes brother-in-law  an elder in a small village town  and a close friend and political ally  to explore how we reconcile the struggles of the human heart with the external world. These narratives portray the thirst for absolute power  both political and otherwise  and the tragic consequences on family  community  and nationhood that can occur when jealousy is coupled with greed or mixed with a lust for power. The Zenith illuminates and captures the moral conscience of Vietnamese leaders in the 1950s and 1960s as no other book ever has  as well as bringing out the souls of ordinary Vietnamese living through those tumultuous times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44959241699381,"sku":"ByrdShop_0670023752","price":59.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780670023752.jpg?v=1770373905","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-zenith","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}