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The first European Literature Day will be held in Hanoi on May 27-28, as part of the Europe Days series of event in Vietnam.
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| One of the books to be displayed at the European Literature Day |
The first day of event at the Goethe Institute in Nguyen Thai Hoc Street will be held from 6-8pm and will feature literature from Italy and Germany.
Italian classics such as "Se questo è un Uomo” (If This is a Man) by Primo Levi, two children’s books “Lo stralisco” (Lo stralisco) and “Mattia e il nonno” (Mattino and his grandfather) by Roberto Piumini will be on display.
German titles include the love story “Schweigeminute“ (Moment of Silence) by Siegfried Lenz and the fantasy novel “Nijura. Das Erbe der Elfenkrone” (Nijura. The Heritage of the Elf Queen) by the successful young Vietnamese-German author Jenny Mai Nuyen.
The activities will continue on May 28 at L’Espace from 8.45 am - 4.30 pm, presenting children\'s books from France, Belgium and Denmark, including “Encyclopédie Larousse des 6/9 ans” (Larousse Encyclopedia for 6-9 year olds) and new children’s books (Claude Roy).
Belgium’s Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation will showcase a series of novels by Amélie Nothomb (Nha Nam Editions), a series of children’s books published by Kim Dong Editions, the famous “Lucky Luke” cartoon book (FirstNew Editions) and Cedric (Nha Nam) which give us a foretaste of the comic book festival which will open on 30 May.
All books will be presented by experts who will provide an entertaining introduction to each of the participating country’s literary scenes (in the respective language and in Vietnamese). Vietnamese publishers will also be present at the events.
