President Ho Chi Minh's life in Italian comic book

In 1968, in Italy, a book about Ho Chi Minh and the two great resistance wars of the Vietnamese people was published under the title Ho Ci Min - Un uomo e un popolo by the magazine Vie Nuove (New Roads), at that time the mouthpiece of the Italian Communist Party.

The book is a collection of 12 magazine issues, with 12 topics arranged in historical order, told by journalists Paolo Bracaglia Morante and Camillo Pisani, combined with vivid illustrations by artist Pino Dangelico and many valuable documentary photos. The book is published by Vie Nuove magazine.

It can be seen that since the 60s of the last century, the image and thoughts of President Ho Chi Minh have gone beyond the borders of Vietnam and become a source of inspiration for many countries and peoples in the world . The work Ho Chi Minh - A man and a nation is a vivid proof of the strong support and sincere affection of international friends, especially the Italian people, for President Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnamese people.

The publication "Ho Chi Minh - A man and a nation" reaches Vietnamese readers after 57 years of publication in Italy

The book contains valuable documents about the two resistance wars of the Vietnamese people, and more especially, the comic strips depicting the life of President Ho Chi Minh associated with the history of the nation. The work leads readers to learn about the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh, from when the boy Nguyen Sinh Cung witnessed the brutality of the feudal regime to when he became Nguyen Ai Quoc and later Ho Chi Minh, the person who led the revolutionary movement of the Vietnamese people to glorious victory.

In 2020, this special publication was presented to the Ho Chi Minh Museum by the Veneto Region Italy-Vietnam Friendship Association and then introduced to Kim Dong Publishing House by the Vietnam-Italy Friendship Association. On the occasion of the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday, the book was translated and introduced to Vietnamese readers.

Thus, after nearly 60 years, the publication has appeared in the country that inspired three Italian authors: journalist Paolo Bracaglia Morante, journalist Camillo Pisani and artist Pino Dangelico. This is a rare publication that tells the story of President Ho Chi Minh in comic form.

The image of President Ho Chi Minh is reproduced in the publication "Ho Chi Minh - A man and a nation"

The Vietnamese edition was translated by Bui Thi Thai Duong with editing support from the Ho Chi Minh Museum and Associate Professor, Dr. Dinh Quang Hai, Institute of History, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences .

Associate Professor, Dr. Dinh Quang Hai shared: “The book has a new approach and database with rich, diverse, and reliable sources of documents. The book is researched, compiled, and presented very carefully, seriously, and has good quality. I highly appreciate the value of the book, especially in educating the younger generation.”

Publications published on the occasion of the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday

Along with the publication Ho Chi Minh - A man and a nation , on the occasion of the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday, Kim Dong Publishing House introduced to readers many new books about Uncle Ho such as: Uncle Ho's Tet letter; Uncle Ho's letters to children ; Days living near Uncle Ho ; Uncle Ho's secretary tells stories ; Following in his footsteps .

Also on this occasion, Kim Dong Publishing House cooperated with Fahasa Bookstore to release a special edition of Blue Lotus by writer Son Tung with a solemn hardcover and a gift of a vivid visual information graphic poster about President Ho Chi Minh's journey to find a way to save the country and liberate the nation.

The work Blue Lotus by writer Son Tung returns with a new look

On the occasion of the book being introduced to Vietnamese readers on the occasion of the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday, at 9:30 a.m. on May 16, Kim Dong Publishing House will organize an introduction - discussion and exhibition of the theme "From Italy to Vietnam: Portrait of Uncle Ho through the pages of books" at the Kim Dong Publishing House Hall (No. 55, Quang Trung Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi). The discussion will have the participation of speakers: Dr. Chu Duc Tinh, former Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum and Associate Professor, Dr. Dinh Quang Hai, former Director of the Institute of History, former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Historical Research.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/cuoc-doi-chu-tich-ho-chi-minh-len-truyen-tranh-cua-italy-post795179.html