Cement Factory No.9 - Tales from a Hanoi Bookshop

By: Marie Ryan
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  • An accidental journey begins in a small English language bookshop and leads you through the winding backstreets of Hanoi. Evocative bite-sized vignettes about life, circuses, the streets and the people of Vietnam’s northern capital. All the while battling counterfeiting book thugs, censorship and hiding out with Imperialist-Running-Dogs. Stories from Hanoi at the start of the new millennium, Cement Factory No.9 is an ode to a country in transition, where the rules were rubbery and a decent read was in short supply.

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  • Chapter 1. Flood

    Chapter 1. Flood
    Aug 20 2015
    Ever had a bookshop fantasy?

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    15 mins
  • Chapter 2. Infidelity I, II, III

    Chapter 2. Infidelity I, II, III
    Aug 20 2015
    Ever had a bookshop fantasy?

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    9 mins
  • Chapter 3. Morality Police

    Chapter 3. Morality Police
    Aug 20 2015
    Ever had a bookshop fantasy?

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    12 mins

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fascinating Hanoi

having lived there and going back soon, i find this series great: fascinating stories and history and details about Hanoi.

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