Vietnamese-Canadian Kim Phuc Phan Thi, best known as the nine-year-old child depicted in the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph taken during the Vietnam War on June 8, 1972 and one of the BBC’s most distinguished correspondents and award-winning broadcaster and author Fergal Keane, have been announced as the keynote speakers for the 14th annual Immrama Festival of Travel Writing in Lismore from June 16 to 19.
Kim tells a story like no other. She is an icon of the cry for peace, the unforgettable girl behind the photo running naked from the planes bombing a temple where she and her family had taken refuge during the Vietnam War.
Luckily, she escaped her death from napalm to tell her story. Kim will travel to Ireland for the first time to take to the stage in Lismore on Saturday, June 18 at 3pm.
Kim will be joined by one of the BBC’s most distinguished correspondents and an award-winning broadcaster and author Fergal Keane.
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