HA NOI (VNS)–  Vietnamese writer Dang Than will present a new book on Vietnamese contemporary literature, Di-Nghi-Luan Dong-Chan-Dung (Other Reasoning – Others Portraits), during a talk tomorrow in Ha Noi.

The event will draw the participation of the country's leading literature critics including La Khac Hoa (La Nguyen), Tran Ngoc Vuong and Nguyen Dang Diep.

Born in 1964, Than is a bilingual poet, fiction writer and essayist as well as a lecturer and interpreter. In the literary circles he runs in, Than is praised for his idiosyncratic prose and rebellious style.

In 2011, many Vietnamese critics and writers gathered at l'Espace, the French Cultural Centre, for a heated discussion of his novel Nhung Manh Hon Tran (Fragments of Naked Souls).

Tomorrow's discussion starts at 6pm at l'Espace (21 Trang Tien Street). Entrance is free. VNS