Viet Nam News Lê Thị Minh Khuê's new Việt Nam Writers Association Award winning short story collection is the writer's 16th book, and it offers 14 stories about generosity, sympathy and love. Born in 1949 in Thanh Hóa Province to a family much affected by the land reform in north Viet Nam in early 1950s, she joined the anti-American war as a youth volunteer worker from 1969 to 1975. Afterward, she worked as a writer/reporter, and won a Writers Association award in 1987 and again in 2000 for the Best Short Story category. Her 1969 short story collection Những Ngôi Sao Xa Xôi (Distant Stars) is part of the national 9th grade literature curriculum. The work was also printed in The Art of the Short Story collection by American Wadsworth Publishing Company. She also has a full-length collection in English, The Stars, the Earth, the River, which won South Korean Byeong-ju Lee Award in 2008. Her work were printed by Swedish and Italian publish houses in 2008 and in 2010. Her short story … [Read more...] about Short story writing is not a career
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First Israeli short story collection released in Vietnam
Israeli writer Etgar Keret exchanges with Vietnamese readers at the launching of his sixth short story collection, entitled ‘Suddenly, a knock on the door’, in Hanoi on May 7. (Image credit: Nghiem Trung/NDO) A famous writer of the Israeli young generations, Etgar Keret, held an exchange with Vietnamese readers in Hanoi on May 7 to introduce his latest best-selling short story collection entitled ‘Suddenly, a knock on the door’ translated into Vietnamese. The launch is part of the 2015 European Literature Days which opened in the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on the same day, aiming to bring Vietnamese readers closer to European culture. Keret's collection is the first literary work of an Israeli writer to be translated into Vietnamese. The collection gives Vietnamese readers a doorway into Israel’s contemporary literature beside its historical, economic and academic books that have been familiar with Vietnamese audiences such as ‘Biography of David … [Read more...] about First Israeli short story collection released in Vietnam
Short story by Brazil’s most renowned writer found in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 18 (Xinhua) -- A short story written by Brazil's most renowned writer Machado de Assis was found in Rio after being presumed lost for over a hundred years, local daily O Globo reported Friday. Researcher Mauro Rosso found the short story, titled Um para o outro (One to the other), among old documents in the Casa de Rui Barbosa Foundation, an institution dedicated to the preservation of Brazil's literary production. The recovered story will be published in Rosso's book on Machado de Assis and also in a new edition of the author's complete works. Brazil has celebrated this year the 100th anniversary of Machado's death. First published in 1879, Um para o outro depicts the relationship between a brother and sister. In 1965, only three of its chapters were published in a book about Machado, as the other seven were believed to have been lost. Rosso, a retired journalist and editor, found the complete story in a box that contained Machado's biographer Galante de … [Read more...] about Short story by Brazil’s most renowned writer found in Rio
Short stories look at Delta
A recent collection of short stories entitled Buffet Truyen Ngan Dong Bang (Short Stories from Mekong Delta) has received a warm reception from readers for its truthful depiction of southern people. Launched by Tre (Youth) Publishing Company last week, the collection features 20 short stories by emerging and established Mekong Delta writers including Nguyen Ngoc Tu, Vu Hong and Vo Dieu Thanh. The stories portray the Mekong Delta’s people as hard-working and outspoken. Several stories describe the challenges and struggles that ordinary southern people face. "I was deeply moved when I read the story Nhung Manh Doi Troi Dat (Hard Life of Drifters) by Tran Thoi in the collection," one reader Nguyen Van Khai said. Poor farmers in the short story earn their living from raising free-range ducks, a traditional job unique in the Delta. "We’re encouraged that readers love our stories," young writer Ngoc Ngoc Tuyet from Can Tho Province said. "We hope the book will rouse the Mekong … [Read more...] about Short stories look at Delta
Summary and award for Contest of short story, Notes, Reportage on Education
(Cinet) – On January 07, Summary and award ceremony for Contest of short story, Notes, Reportage on Education were organized in Hanoi. After over a year (since April, 2009 up to August, 2010), the contest has reached many great achievements with 2205 works from more than 2000 candidates in the whole countries to participate. Content of the works expresses good thoughts and goodwill about a symbol of teachers who has devoted their life to education through some activities such as building many school, persuading children to study, sharing joys and sorrows to the most vulnerable children. Participating works also build a symbol of teacher who has contributed to study scientific researches and guidelined generations of pupils, students and scientists in the whole country. From works in the contest, organization boards selected 202 works in final examination. In regard of Notes and reportage, the result shows 01-first prize written by Pham Ngoc Duong (VTC News); 02-second prizes … [Read more...] about Summary and award for Contest of short story, Notes, Reportage on Education