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Huynh Sanh Thong's professional translations include the long narrative poem The Tale of Kieu

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The national epic of Vietnam, the Tale of Kieu represents for many the height of Vietnamese literature.

Be warned, it gets very sad and depressing...

It is a story of two lives, of the tragic story of a woman of Confucian virtue who is sold into slavery to save her family but who never gives up her true love and as a metaphor for the author, Nguyen Du's, wounded patriotism after being forced to collaborate with the administration of a new dynasty to save his family.

This version provides both the Vietnamese and the English text on facing pages.… (més)
 
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GYKM | Feb 4, 2011 |

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2
Membres
195
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#112,377
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4.0
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1
ISBN
14
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2

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