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Sunday, October 28

Vietnamese American Authors Book Fair #2 at Tully Community Library November 3; launch of Hoa Lo/Hanoi Hilton Stories by Nguyen Chi Thien

by Viet-Am Review on Sun 28 Oct 2007 08:26 AM PDT

Program for Vietnamese American Authors Book Fair #2 Saturday, November 3, 2007 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Launching HOA LO/HANOI HILTON STORIES by Nguyen Chi Thien** published by the Southeast Council of Asian Studies at Yale University ** to be featured at the Asian American Studies Conference in Atlanta, 2008 English translation by Nguyen Ngoc Bich, Vann Saroyan Phan, Tran Van Dien, Nguyen Kiem Phong Foreword by James C. Scott, Sterling Professor of Anthropology, Yale University Preface by Jean Libby, editor, Viet-Am Review Tully Community Branch Library community room 880 Tully Road San Jose 95111 more »

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Professor Huynh Sanh Thong and Poet Nguyen Chi Thien meet in April 2005. Photo by Quang Phu Van, Southeast Asia Studies, Yale University.

The publication of Hoa Dia Nguc in 1984 attained world attention with the winning of the Rotterdam International Poetry Prize. The author and famous translator met in New Haven in 2005.

French and English editions contain different information about poet Nguyen Chi Thien. Author Olivier Todd supports Mr. Thien against smear campaign by Saigon Nho Magazine. Expand photo to read attached "Entrtien avec Nguyen Chi Thien" by Tran Van Tong.

"Please God the gentleman will find the peace he seeks and the justice he deserves." Marcel Matley, handwriting expert, October 28, 2008. Photo by Jean Libby in Mr. Matley's office on October 9, 2008. This is the original Hoa Dia Nguc manuscript.

UPDATE: Book launch in San Jose Nov. 22. 2127 S. 10th St. Order form with free shipping for Hai Truyen Tu--Two Prison Life Stories by Nguyen Chi Thien. FREE SHIPPING EXPIRES NOV. 30.