French writer who wrote hundreds of versions of a book series will come to Vietnam

At 3:00 p.m. on March 16, a discussion with Bernard Werber - one of the most widely read contemporary French writers in the world (with 35 million copies of his books sold worldwide) will take place at the National Library of Hanoi. This discussion revolves around his two major works published in Vietnam in recent times: the Ant trilogy, including Ant, Ant's Day and Ant Revolution; and the novel Pandora's Box.

The Ants series by Bernard Werber

Bernard Werber was described by the Aujourd'hui en France newspaper as "the Jules Verne of modern times". His works demonstrate a rich imagination, a blend of adventure, science fiction and philosophy. His works have been translated into more than 35 languages ​​over the years. This has contributed to Bernard Werber's reputation beyond the borders of France. In Korea, Bernard Werber is the most beloved and widely read foreign author, second only to Haruki Murakami, with a total of 30 of his books published in this country. Of the 35 million copies of Bernard Werber's books sold, 10 million were sold in the "land of kimchi". Last year, he returned to Korea for the 9th time to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Korean translation of Kien . Bernard Werber is particularly known for his Ant trilogy, which has made him one of the most widely read contemporary French writers in the world. Bernard Werber was a perfectionist, rewriting hundreds of versions of the trilogy. He began writing at the age of 16, spending 4.5 hours a day, and took 12 years to complete.

Writer Bernard Werber

12 years after the first manuscript, the masterpiece of writer Bernard Werber was finally introduced to readers in 1991. Not only was it a commercial success, Ants also won the readers' award of Science et Avenir magazine . Volume 2, The Day of the Ants, also received the grand prize of Elle magazine readers. A special thing about this book series is that Bernard Werber was inspired by the "father" Frank Herbert of the Dune series , whose film adaptation Dune: Part II is making waves recently, while studying law in Toulouse. With the mindset of a science journalist, combined with a literary soul, Bernard Werber has brought to the Ant trilogy a fascinating, thrilling plot and massive, coherent scientific knowledge with many layers of meaning. Not only that, this large-volume novel is also a synthesis of philosophy, spirituality, horror, mythology and consciousness... Through the long journey of 3 volumes, when closing the last pages of this book, besides the massive, unique and interesting knowledge, readers will also have moments to reflect on the profound philosophies of courage, heroism, creativity or existential meaning... That is also the characteristic in the writing that has brought Werber from an experienced science journalist to one of the most famous contemporary French writers today.

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