Summary
The tale of Kieu describes the story of a young who is subjected to suffering throughout her life. Her tribulations begin when she is forced into a marriage to save her family from slavery. She becomes a prostitute, and she is moved from one brothel to another. She meets a man who promises to rescue her but betrays her by selling her into another brothel. Later she is sent to pagoda to become a nun. To her surprise, one of the nuns is evil, and she sends her to another brothel. She tries to commit suicide twice and fortunately she is rescued in those ...
