Saigon Eclipse

InspiredbythecharactersofNguyenDu's19thcenturymasterpiece"theStoryofKieu",thefirstepicpoemwritteninVietnamese.ItrelatesthedestinyofKieu,ayoungVietnamesewomanwhosacrificesherselfforherfamily.ItselfbasedonanearlyChineselegend,theepicpoemchroniclesthefateofKieu,abeautifulyounggirl,whosoonafterherbetrothaltohertrueloveisleftalonewhenhereturnshometodealwithadeathinhisfamily.AftersayinggoodbyetoherfuturehusbandKieureturnstoherhousetofindherfatherisabouttobeimprisonedontrumpedupcharges.Sheoffersherselftofreeherfatherwithoutfullyunderstandingtheramificationsofthelifeshehaschosen.Astunningandtragicstoryofloyaltyandtheperilsofbeauty,itwaswrittenasanallegoryforVietnam,NguyenDu'sbeautifulmothercountrywhichhasalmostalwaysbeenpossessedbyothers.