On the afternoon of September 30, at Lam Dong Library, Lam Dong Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized the launch of the work City of Flying Continents by Nguyen Vinh Nguyen, this is his 6th work about Da Lat, more specifically the book was written during the social distancing period due to the Covid-19 epidemic and was "launched" before the 2022 Da Lat Flower Festival.
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Nguyen Vinh Nguyen (left) introduces a new work about Dalat , the City of Flying Continents. |
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The launch of Nguyen Vinh Nguyen’s new book attracted the attention of Da Lat lovers in general, artists and cultural workers in Da Lat, Lam Dong. The reading room of Lam Dong Library was full, including veteran writers, university lecturers, teachers, students, journalists…
From 2014 to now, Nguyen Vinh Nguyen has had 6 books about Da Lat with many different genres such as essays With Da Lat, everyone is a traveler , research (or travel research), including: Da Lat, a time of distant fragrance , Da Lat, under the fog and Da Lat, the meetings ; the fiction genre has Memories of memories and the new book City of Flying Continents is a mixture of research materials and fiction about Da Lat city.
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New book City of Flying Continents by Nguyen Vinh Nguyen |
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Many people attending the discussion wondered about the name of this new work, Nguyen Vinh Nguyen explained: The structure of fog makes up Da Lat, in the morning looking down from above you can see layers of fog flying, Da Lat fog spreads from the ground up into layers like flying saucers; on the other hand, through each period the city has had mysterious stories that have not been solved, it can be likened to the cultural continent of Da Lat, so I named the new work City of Flying Continents .
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Nguyen Vinh Nguyen (left) donated a set of books about Da Lat to Lam Dong Library. |
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Nguyen Vinh Nguyen shared more, during the Covid-19 quarantine period, he missed Da Lat, wanted to return to Da Lat but couldn't, so he rummaged through documents from when Da Lat was first formed until today's modern times, he discovered many mysterious stories that needed to be explained, it can be imagined as contrasting pictures, so he started writing the work City of Flying Continents .
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Nguyen Vinh Nguyen signs books for readers |
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The City of Flying Continents is a text undefined by stories and tales, regardless of historical and fictional, myth and truth; language freely intersects, blurring genre boundaries to convey an urban “form” beyond what the naked eye can see: a history of turbulent cultural continents, submerged and surfaced, hidden and revealed, definite and uncertain, simulated and true. In the end, like everything in life: yes and no. Da Lat is Da Lat. But Da Lat is also not Da Lat”, Nguyen Vinh Nguyen confided.
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Journalist and poet Uong Thai Bieu was surprised and impressed that in less than 10 years, Nguyen Vinh Nguyen had 6 books written about Da Lat. |
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After reading the work City of Flying Continents , journalist and poet Uong Thai Bieu said: “I admire and respect Nguyen Vinh Nguyen. In less than 10 years, Nguyen has 6 works written about Da Lat, including very elaborate research and travel books. I call it love for Da Lat.”
Writer Nhat Chieu commented: "A person or a city is someone we have known and have not known. Already and not yet. Whether we love or not. Because the immensity lies in things that seem very small. Rather, small is immensity. In this relatively short work is a vast life. Nguyen Vinh Nguyen appears this time with a spectacular new game beyond the expectations of many people."
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thanh-pho-nhung-luc-dia-bay-sach-moi-cua-ve-da-lat-cua-nguyen-vinh-nguyen-1851505514.htm
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