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Famed Ben Tre author dies at 91

Thursday, Dec 10, 2015

Author Trang The Hy, one of the region''s leading contemporrary writers, died on Tuesday at his home in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta City of Ben Tre Province. He was 91.

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15-volume manga on autism released

Monday, Nov 09, 2015

A prize-winning manga on autism by Japanese author Keiko Tobe has just been released in Vietnamese by Kim Dong Publishing House.

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Classics inspire British author Jasper Fforde

Saturday, May 09, 2015

British author Jasper Fforde uses classic works as his inspiration to detective novels, he said at a seminar yesterday in Ha Noi.

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Prominent film director publishes books

Friday, Dec 05, 2014

Director and author Viet Linh will introduce her new books at talk shows in HCM and Ha Noi.

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Author writes novel in 24 hrs

Friday, Sep 26, 2014

Belgian author Nicolas Ancion will repeat his feat of writing and publishing a novel online within 24 hours during his visit to Viet Nam.

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Young readers drawn to foreign novels

Thursday, Mar 27, 2014

Bach Viet Publishing House in HCM City has bought the rights to translate and publish American author Dan Brown''s Inferno, which was recently released in bookstores under the Vietnamese title Hoa Nguc.

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Children's book tells pigs' story

Wednesday, Mar 05, 2014

Veteran author Nguyen Nhat Anh''s latest book for children will hit bookshops in HCM City tomorrow.

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Insight into Vietnamese art published in English

Thursday, Jan 31, 2013

The Gioi (World) Publishers yesterday issued a new book entitled Arts of Viet Nam 1009-1945, the first history to be published in English of the development of the arts throughout Viet Nam.

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Aussie writer takes second look at Viet Nam

Thursday, Sep 13, 2012

Australian author Pam Scott looks back on her long love affair with Viet Nam and the amazing changes the country has gone through in her latest book Viet Nam Revisited, released yesterday in Ha Noi.