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...original Paradise of the Blind in Vietnamese, Nhung Thien Duong Mu, was published in Hanoi in 1988 and had considerable circulation before it was banned. The novel, first translated into French, is purported to be the first Vietnamese novel translated and published in America. Based on a comparison of various parts of the translation with the original, it appears the translators remain true to, if not enhance, Duong's provocative voice. Since she began writing at 28, Duong has achieved literary acclaim in Vietnam, but her style and skills still lack polish. Her upbringing is not that of a writer...
...Secretary of State George Shultz, among others, counseled military force. People compared the Serbian aggression to the Holocaust, thus suggesting that intervention was a moral necessity. Meanwhile, Clinton consulted. Dozens of members of Congress, eyeing polls that said only 30% of the public supported air strikes, rejected the Holocaust comparison for one to the Vietnam quagmire. Others disagreed. The military's top brass debated publicly whether strikes, arming the Bosnians, or the creation of "safe havens" would work -- or lead to civilian deaths and American casualties. And suddenly the Serbs announced they would reconsider Vance-Owen -- while asking for territorial...
...decision to replace David Letterman with a nobody ( provoked such a frenzy. Conan O'Brien, who just turned 30, is the truest show- business Cinderella since -- well, ever. O'Brien isn't merely "little known"; Saturday Night Live's Al Franken, for instance, is a superstar by comparison. Hundreds of people his age have logged more TV time. O'Brien will soon get remedial training (an NBC executive foresees "several weeks" of dry-run shows), but before the summer ends he will have to entertain 3 million people night after night after night...
Last year's team won its opener, but went no further. The '93 team is much younger in comparison, but Fish doesn't think Harvard's inexperience will be a factor...
...third race, the Harvard second boat defeated Northeastern in what seemed like a blowout in comparison to the other events. Harvard registered a time of 5:49.25, finishing a whole .72 seconds ahead of Northeastern...