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Major Books

An independent publisher bringing Vietnamese writing to English-speaking readers worldwide.

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7 titles
  • Tết All Around by Quỳnh Hương & Rơm

    Tết All Around

    Quỳnh Hương & Rơm

    Tr. Ngô Hà Thu

    When spring arrives, Vietnamese everywhere get very busy! Hanoians are busy tidying the house and prepare j...

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  • The Young Die Old by Nguyễn Bình Phương
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    The Young Die Old

    Nguyễn Bình Phương

    Tr. Khải Q. Nguyễn

    Mysterious, unsettling, but darkly poetic, this magical realist novel echoes the timelessness of García Mar...

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  • Parallels by Vũ Đình Giang

    Parallels

    Vũ Đình Giang

    Tr. Khải Q. Nguyễn

    Widely considered as the best Vietnamese gay fiction, Parallels is Vũ Đình Giang’s debut novel. G.g, H, and...

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  • The Tale of Kiều by Nguyễn Du

    The Tale of Kiều

    Nguyễn Du

    Tr. Nguyễn Bình

    A poetic classic that has captivated readers for generations is given a new life in Nguyễn Bình’s translati...

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  • Making a Whore by Vũ Trọng Phụng — cover art by Nguyễn Thanh Vũ

    Making a Whore

    Vũ Trọng Phụng

    Tr. Đinh Ngọc Mai

    From the highly controversial writer, reporter, and satirist Vũ Trọng Phụng, Making a Whore is an exposé of...

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  • Water: A Chronicle by Nguyễn Ngọc Tư — cover art by Nguyễn Thanh Vũ

    Water: A Chronicle

    Nguyễn Ngọc Tư

    Tr. Nguyễn An Lý

    ####Winner of the PEN Translates Award 2024 After an eight-year hiatus, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư returns with her sec...

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  • Treasury of Vietnamese Folk Tales Volume 1 — cover illustrated by Jeet Zdũng

    Treasury of Vietnamese Folk Tales: Volume 1

    Nguyễn Đổng Chi

    Tr. Lan Võ & Nguyễn Bình

    The Treasury of Vietnamese Folk Tales series is the most complete and indispensable text collection when it...

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