With 3 novels: 'The Wind Has Gone Away', 'The Windy Street' and 'Those of Us', readers will probably feel that writer Le Minh Ha seems to be someone born to write about Hanoi .
Lien Viet Books, writer Le Minh Ha has just introduced to readers 3 new novels about Hanoi: The Wind Has Gone, The Windy Street and Those of Us.
Writer Le Minh Ha at the book launch ceremony.
The Wind from the Hidden Time is the first novel by writer Le Minh Ha, printed 18 years ago and the 2024 edition is "original", without any editing corrections.
With Pho Van Gio, the author describes her literary work as “writing word by word, it must be said that writing is very difficult”. In this novel, she writes about Hanoi, about the owners of Hanoi today, both those who were born and raised here and those who came from other places... The book is set in Hanoi from the years after the liberation in 1954 until now. The contrast between old Hanoi and post-war Hanoi is an emotional picture that writer Le Minh Ha creates.
The novel Those We is the latest work of the female writer. She believes that the thing she cares about the most and always tries to explain, analyze, and name is human destiny. Human destiny in the changes of history, society, and life. Hanoi is the context for her to do that.
Three new novels by writer Le Minh Ha.
All three novels are about Hanoi, associated with Hanoi, enough for readers to see that this is a land of special significance, indelible in the mind and creative career of writer Le Minh Ha. The most noticeable difference between her and many other authors writing about Hanoi is probably the mindset of looking back from afar.
The writer confided: “I want to tell you about Hanoi. Who are the people of Hanoi? I took a taxi and the drivers told me many stories about Hanoi in many accents, mainly Hung Yen accent, Xuan Truong accent, Ha Tay accent, Hanoi accent… Hanoi belongs to those who come to it, live with it and most importantly, love it, turn it into value for the majority, not for themselves.”
According to poet Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Association , the contrast between old Hanoi and post-war Hanoi is an emotional picture that Le Minh Ha created. It feels like the pain of the character Ngan when witnessing the changes in Hanoi also has the shadow of the author herself, a Hanoian who has lived far from the capital for many years.
Phuong Hoa (According to vietnamnet.vn)
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