PARIS — A French translation of Dang Thuy Tram's diary has hit bookstores in France. The book was printed by Philippe Picquier publishing house under the title Notebooks Found During 1968-70.
French journalist Didier Jacob said the French translation of the book provided valuable material about the war in Viet Nam.
Translator Jean Claude Garcias said he spent three years reading and translating the book into French. He had studied Vietnamese in HCM City and had lived in Viet Nam for two years.
Garcias is translating another book from Vietnamese about a child growing up in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, which will be published next year.
International puppetry festival to be held
HA NOI — Puppeteers from 12 foreign countries will gather in the capital city between September 4 and 9 for the second international puppetry festival.
Five Vietnamese puppetry troupes will perform at the festival, which is held every two years.
The performances will take place at Hong Ha Theatre at 51 Duong Thanh Street, Viet Nam Puppetry Theatre in Truong Chinh Street, Thang Long Puppetry Theatre in Dinh Tien Hoang Street and Cinema 17 Ly Nam De Street.
The winning troupe will be awarded US$1,000.
Bronze drums to enter Ha Noi in procession
HA NOI — About 100 bronze drums will be taken to Ha Noi from the central province of Thanh Hoa in a solemn ceremony this Sunday, according to Duong Trung Quoc, general secretary of the Viet Nam Historical Science Association.
The procession will take the drums from where they were cast in Thanh Hoa to tour Hoan Kiem Lake. The procession will then stop at King Ly Thai To statue before heading to the Literature Temple.
The drums will be on display there till September 3. — VNS