Book series on Sài Gòn’s intellectuals released

HCM CITY — A series of two books on the revolutionary social movement led by Sai Gon’s intellectuals during the resistance war between 1930 and 1954 was released in HCM City on Friday.

Nhan si, tri thuc Sai Gon-Gia Dinh dong hanh cung dan toc giai doan 1930-1954 (Intellectuals in Sai Gon-Gia Dinh Accompany the Nation in the 1930-1954 period) was compiled by members of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committee in HCM City.

The books consist of around 600 pages. They feature movements by Sai Gon’s intellectuals in three periods: before 1930, 1930-1945, and 1945-1954.

The periods include the Duy Tan movement (1906-1908) pioneered by patriotic scholars like Huynh Thuc Khang, Phan Chau Trinh and Tran Quy Cap.

The Dong Du (Go East) Movement (1905) was initiated by Phan Boi Chau to encourage Vietnamese students to study in Japan, with the aim of creating talented and knowledgeable personnel for the resistance war against the French.

The books also feature memories of living witnesses who participated in the movements in the former Sai Gon-Gia Dinh between 1930 and 1954.

Rare historical documents and photos about the movements are also included.

This is the Fatherland Front’s second publication to honour the city’s intellectuals.

The first publication was a series of two books tilted Nhan si, tri thuc Sai Gon - Gia Dinh dong hanh cung dan toc giai doan 1954-1975 (Intellectuals in Sai Gon-Gia Dinh Accompany the Nation in the 1954-1975 period) released in 2014.

The books feature memories of well-known intellectuals in Sai Gon at that time, such as lawyer Nguyen Huu Tho, doctor Duong Quynh Hoa, professor Ton That Duong Ky and architect Huynh Tan Phat. — VNS