LookAtVietnam – American author Hugh Scott was recently in HCM City to promote his debut novel, Saigon Gold. The book tells the story of Robert Anderson who returns to Viet Nam to seek atonement for the civilian casualties during the American War.

Looking back: Writer Hugh Scott (left).

“At the beginning, the book’s lead character is opposed by a veteran from the North who watches his actions,” Scott says. “But by the end they are working together to solve the mystery.”

The proceeds from the first print of 1,000 copies will be given to a Vietnamese charity, possibly one connected with the Rotary International Club, the author says.

He hopes that the book will encourage other American authors to write for readers in Viet Nam, not only tourists and returning veterans but also Vietnamese interested in American perspectives on Viet Nam.

Scott, 71, was a newspaper reporter, Viet Nam War veteran, financial manager, and part-time instructor at the University of San Francisco and the UC Berkeley International Diploma Program.

He is now retired and lives with his wife of 48 years, Christine.

Saigon Gold is being published by the The Gioi Publishers in Ha Noi and is available at TRI Books, Red Door Deco, Xu, Skewers, and La Camargue restaurants in HCM City.

VietNamNet/Viet Nam News