Join Date: Jan 2013
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I'm working on a project (novel, cough cough) and hope I actually finish this one. It will partially take place in Vietnam (or a small fishing village in Asia). I'm curious what life was like then, roughly in the 1000s AD. I live in Vietnam and it's hard to find good books in English (most books about Vietnam are about the war). Shipping is insanely expensive from Amazon. Therefore I'm hoping to get a nice discussion going from the good folks at 2 plus 2.
I specifically choose Vietnam because I live here and also because I don't want politics to get in the way. I want to depict a religious and cultural life in a small village, far away from the hands of Ghengis Khan or the Chinese Empire. Although I'm sure China tried to conquer Vietnam at least several times.
OK, I'll start googling now.