The magical bits

According to the author, “those stories are like sparkling pieces of pottery lying around here and there”, silently leading the writer through many levels of emotions and realizing the magical beauty of life.

In particular, the way the author naturally reflects the two-sided impact of the digital age on urban life in each short story, leads readers to thoughts and concerns about the "trivial" things that people usually forget.

With a gentle and profound writing style, the author not only evokes memories and empathy, but also whispers a message full of humanity. It is in the most ordinary and smallest things that are hidden great human values.

It seems that the author understands the thoughts of each character thoroughly. There are stories that are just small conflicts in life, but it is clear that her characters represent a group of people, a class. Therefore, readers see their own shadow, their own problems in them.

For example, the author tells the story of a modern couple with seemingly small, petty conflicts in choosing to celebrate Tet at the paternal or maternal home. It seems like a trivial matter but it becomes a psychological obsession for the daughter, to the point that she wishes there was no Tet so that her parents would stop arguing...

Each ending of the story is a ringing sound, opening up thoughts and gentle judgments in each person's mind, urging people to act promptly for better things.

The art of using language and storytelling is the most impressive point. The language in each story is told naturally but not arbitrarily. Each word is carefully selected and dynamic by Le Hang. When describing the tired footsteps of an old man, she uses the words: "falling" on the road and echoing "a sad sound", or when describing the face of an old person, she uses the words "wrinkles begin to sob"...

The diverse storytelling style and multiple perspectives create different appeals for readers. It seems that with her talent in the arts, Le Hang has skillfully applied it to make her short stories imbued with the artistic language of cinema, poetry and painting, creating appeal in each story.

If one of the magical values of literature is to take beauty and goodness as the center, with the goal of transforming people, building personality and contributing to social reform, then Le Hang has done so through stories that she calls "magical bits and pieces".

Each short story sows the seeds of love, forgiveness, and compassion in people's hearts, awakening them to carry out their thoughts, actions, and responsibilities to their families and society, which are sometimes forgotten due to the rapid changes of life in the digital age.

Surely you will be like me, when you close the pages of the short story collection “The Magical Fragments”, its echoes will ring like a bell reminding you to slow down, look deeper into every small moment and believe more in kindness. “The Magical Fragments” is not a shocking collection of stories, but it has the ability to touch the reader’s heart with its silence, with the quiet beauty of kindness that still exists somewhere in this life.

Author Le Hang's real name is Le Thi Le Hang, born in 1988, originally from Thua Thien Hue. Le Hang lives in Da Nang , is the author of 7 Vietnamese books and 5 English books. Her works are known to readers through many short stories, poems, epics, critical essays, illustrations... published in central and local newspapers and literary magazines. Le Hang is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Da Nang City Writers Association, one of the typical young writers of Da Nang who is considered versatile, serious and rich in inner strength. Sharing at a literary forum, she simply wishes that her works will help herself and readers "look deeply into their hearts".

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