The short story-essay collection Ti's Family Story (and Stories of Many Other Families) has just been released, marking the return of one of the most beloved writers of contemporary Vietnamese literature.
This is a gentle work that records simple stories of everyday life with a subtle writing style and makes familiar things strange.
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| Newly released cover of Ti's Family Story (and many other family stories). (Source: Nha Nam) |
Everyone has a "home story" - stories that seem small, trivial, and not worth paying attention to.
But under the sharp and graceful pen of Phan Thi Vang Anh, those seemingly simple things become a mirror reflecting human behavior and psychology in modern society, exposing how people live with themselves and with each other.
Ti's Family Story (and many other families' stories) is a humble book title, true to the spirit of its content, which is about small stories in every corner of the house, every street corner, every person: eating, traveling, playing, friends, colleagues, husband and wife, children, the city, the countryside... All are things that everyone does, encounters every day, seemingly tiny and trivial.
Phan Thi Vang Anh has a very unique way of telling stories: no philosophy, no lecturing, no judging who is right or wrong, but Ti's Family Story is a book that can make readers feel embarrassed, laugh secretly, and feel guilty, because in those stories, who knows, there might be a shadow of themselves.
Not dramatic, not intentionally shocking, the work is simply stories of everyday life – but brings a lot of thoughts. Read to see that this life is still interesting even in the smallest things. But above all, it reminds us that we all struggle with stories like this every day.
In addition, the special point of this book is the combination of words and images. The book is illustrated by author Nguyen Truong Quy. The simple pictures help the story become more vivid and closer.
Phan Thi Vang Anh is a Vietnamese writer and poet. She is the daughter of poet Che Lan Vien and writer Vu Thi Thuong. She is known for her subtle, profound writing style, often exploring the everyday aspects of life. Her first work, the short story collection When People Are Young, was a big hit and was translated and published in France under the title Quand on est jeune . In addition, she also used the pen name Thao Hao to write essays and cultural criticism in newspapers. The writer has received many literary awards, including the Vietnam Writers Association Award in 1993 for the short story collection When People Are Young and the Hanoi Writers Association Award in 2007 for the poetry collection Gui VB . |
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