Luu Quang Vu in 'European Literature Days'

For the first time, European Literature Days included works by Vietnamese authors. Luu Quang Vu, with his poignant verses, was the chosen name.

Poet Luu Quang Vu - Family photo

With the theme "From Oneself to Another: Loneliness and Solidarity in European Literature," the European Literature Days 2026 will take place from May 6 to 17 in Hanoi , Hue, and Ho Chi Minh City.

A diverse program takes place in all three cities, including talks, poetry readings, creative writing workshops, book exhibitions in collaboration with the Frankfurt Book Fair…

Unique contemporary European literary voices

Five European writers are present in Vietnam, bringing unique literary voices to the table.

German playwright and novelist Sasha Marianna Salzmann and novelist Miku Sophie Kühmel offer perspectives shaped by questions of identity, history, and intimacy.

From the United Kingdom, Rebecca Watson explores the inner world and emotional disconnect through innovative prose that is strikingly formal.

Austrian writer Peter Simon Altmann reflects on loneliness and displacement through narratives shaped by years of traveling between Europe and East Asia.

French writer and traveler Thibault Clemenceau offers a perspective rooted in travel, encounters, and vibrant connections across continents.

Over ten days, these writers, along with several Vietnamese authors, translators, critics, publishers, and readers, participated in conversations, readings, creative writing workshops, and performances across three cities. The series of events revolved around the theme of loneliness.

Several European writers came to Vietnam to participate in European Literature Days 2026, posing for photos with representatives from the British Council, the Goethe Institute, the French Embassy, ​​the Italian Embassy, ​​etc. - Photo: Organizing Committee

Luu Quang Vu meets with contemporary European authors.

In particular, the Summer Night of Literature 2026 event, "A Night of Literature," will be held for the first time within the framework of European Literature Days, a novel experiment of European Literature Days 2026.

The event will offer a delightful experience for literature lovers as they can walk through four relatively close locations in Ba Dinh ward, Hanoi, to listen to literary performances from nine different countries.

Four locations, including the Goethe Institute Hanoi (56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc), the Embassy of the Czech Republic (13 Chu Van An), the Embassy of Ukraine (6 Le Hong Phong), and the Embassy of Slovakia (12 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan), will have nine reading stations featuring works from nine literary traditions, including Vietnamese literature, along with excerpts from novels by authors from the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Austria, Germany, Belgium/Wallonie-Bruxelles, Italy, France, and the United Kingdom.

The recitation of poetry and prose featured artists and actors such as People's Artist Nhu Quynh, Meritorious Artist Dinh Huong Thuy (Youth Theatre), singer Giang Trang, and Western flute artist Le Thu Huong...

It is at this event that the poems of Luu Quang Vu will be recited at the reading station of the Slovak Embassy (12 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan Street).

The actors will recite several poems by Luu Quang Vu, taken from the poetry collections *A Swarm of Bees in the Deep Night*, *White Clouds of My Life* , and *Flowers That Never Die*.

BIRD OF HEAVEN

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/luu-quang-vu-vao-nhung-ngay-van-hoc-chau-au-20260508100546326.htm