When Heaven and Earth Changed Places

When Heaven and Earth Changed Places
First edition
AuthorLe Ly Hayslip with Jay Wurts
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
April 29, 1989
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages368 pp (hardcover)
ISBN0-385-24758-3
OCLC18989662
959.704/38 B 19
LC ClassDS556.93.H39 A3 1989

When Heaven and Earth Changed Places is a 1989 memoir by Le Ly Hayslip about her childhood during the Vietnam War, her escape to the United States, and her return to visit Vietnam 16 years later. The Oliver Stone film Heaven & Earth was based on the memoir.[1]

  1. ^ Jack Mathews (1993-12-23). "The Road to 'Heaven and Earth'; How Le Ly Hayslip's Personal War Inspired Olive Stone". The Los Angeles Times.