Dong Nai Literature and Arts Magazine publishes a special issue celebrating 50 years of Vietnamese literature and arts after the country's reunification.

Cover of Dong Nai Literature and Arts magazine special issue.

This issue of the magazine is divided into four main parts:

The first part: “Dong Nai Literature and Arts - a journey” includes articles reviewing the 50-year journey of Dong Nai Literature and Arts with 8 articles, including an overview of Half a Century of Progress by People's Artist - Director Giang Manh Ha (Vice President of Vietnam Stage Artists Association, President of Dong Nai Literature and Arts Association). The article comprehensively evaluates the activities and creations of Dong Nai Literature and Arts Association from its establishment (1979) to the present. 50 years is a long journey with the progress of Dong Nai's artists and writers, demonstrating the influence and awards that Dong Nai's artists have achieved. From 65 members, mainly the Literature Committee, which was active in the early days, the association now has nearly 300 members with 10 creative majors and operates equally in all fields. In particular, there are outstanding majors such as Literature, Photography, and Theater with dozens of national and international awards each year.

Part 2: “Introducing the faces of artists” introduces famous artists such as: writer Ly Van Sam, writer Hoang Van Bon, People's Artist Giang Manh Ha, musician Tran Viet Binh, writer Khoi Vu - Nguyen Thai Hai and young creative forces of Dong Nai. These are prominent faces, who have had influence on their fields of creation since the country's reunification until now.

Part three: “Introducing works” introduces typical works such as: the short story My Son’s Blindness by writer Ly Van Sam written in late 1975, early 1976; the memoir Journey of Dreams by writer Nguyen Mot written in 2005 and the short story Mother’s Prison by writer Tram Oanh written in 2011. Along with that are a number of works by art majors with famous names such as: People’s Artist Giang Manh Ha (Stage Department); Phan Dau, Bui Viet Dong, Tran Van Ky, Vu Tien Chuong, Lo Van Hop (Photography Department); Pham Cong Hoang, Nguyen Nam Ngu, Tran Chi Ly… (Fine Arts Department); musicians Tran Viet Binh, Nguyen Khanh Hoa , Cao Hong Son (Music Department) are also introduced in this special issue.

Ngo Huong

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