The capital city of both North and present-day Việt Nam. After joining and rising up the ranks in the Việt Minh, Bố’s father calls Bố to Hà Nội in an attempt to reconnect with him and convince him to stay in the North. But, intrigued by its southern counterpart Sài Gòn, Bố moves to the South anyway.
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Hà Nội Term Timeline in The Best We Could Do
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Chapter 5: Either, Or
...his father, now a powerful figure in the Việt Minh, calls to see him in Hà Nội . Bố is surprised to see everyone (“even children”) working, and the poverty of the...
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