Healing war wounds with literature

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Healing war wounds with literature

17/10/2025

02:41

The event "Stories Save Lives", held on the evening of 15 October in Hanoi, features both American and Vietnamese authors. At the event, writers from both sides of a once-divided past came together to reflect on the power of literature as a bridge across borders, a tool for reconciliation, and a voice for peace.

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