Books and pictures from love for Hue

This is also a publication in the Vietnamese Cultural Bookcase project of Chibooks.

Writer Phi Tan was born and raised in Hue , so “Hue - old stories of the old city” is a return to the old years of Hue citadel in the writer's memory: childhood games, old scenes and stories, cultural activities, familiar objects, village names, land names, simple, rustic dishes... Each essay is a unique discovery of flowers, simple fruits, and people of the Ngu mountain and Huong river.

The book collects special paintings by artist Phan Vu Tuan when drawing Hue Citadel from many different angles. The change of observation angle, time, four seasons or more subtly, the emotions on the page have produced excellent works, full of nostalgia and traces of old memories.

Writer Phi Tan and artist Phan Tuan Vu.

“Hue - old stories of the old city” is the third work of collaboration between writer Phi Tan and artist Phan Vu Tuan. In the previous two books, “By the O Lau River” and “Come to Hue for dinner”, author Phi Tan also used watercolor paintings by artist Phan Vu Tuan.

These special essay publications about Hue all come with a set of posters, which are illustrations of the ancient capital of Hue's landscapes by Phan Vu Tuan.

Illustration by artist Phan Vu Tuan.

Phan Vu Tuan was born and raised in Ha Tinh , graduated from the Faculty of Painting at Hue University of Arts, and is a freelance artist with favorite genres being landscape and watercolor paintings.

Writer Phi Tan wrote "By the O Lau River", "Returning to Hue for dinner" and "Hue - old stories of the old city" with memories gathered from the nostalgia and love of the simple, innocent, and peaceful old days.

As for young artist Phan Vu Tuan, “I can’t count how many paintings I’ve painted of Hue, but over time, the depictions may change. However, the spirit of the ancient capital in my eyes remains the same…still the silent moss, full of nostalgia and the quiet, peaceful spaces.”

The set of 3 books about Hue by author Phi Tan will be sent to compete at the 2024 Ancient Capital Award organized by the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue province (held every 5 years).

Author Phi Tan was born in 1973 in Dien Loc, Phong Dien, Thua Thien Hue; is a former student of the Faculty of Literature - Hue University; currently works at Thua Thien Hue Radio and Television Station.

Works of writer Phi Tan:

Missing the Suburbs (essay, Tre Publishing House, 2020)

By the O Lau River (essay, Lao Dong Publishing House and Chibooks, 2021)

Going to Hue for dinner (essay, Lao Dong Publishing House and Chibooks, 2021)

Dad's Fairy Tale (Essay for Children, Tre Publishing House, 2023)

Hue - Old stories of the old city (essay, Lao Dong Publishing House and Chibooks, 2024)

Source: https://nhandan.vn/sach-va-tranh-tu-tinh-yeu-voi-hue-post792794.html