Việt Nam A Long History

Author: Nguyễn Khắc Viện

This book has just been published for the seventh time in 30 years!It is not difficult to see the reasons.The book is authoritative and comprehensive, but not heavy or ponderous.Its narrative flows easily and interestingly.The author, Nguyễn Khắc Viện, studied and worked in France as a pediatrician. He was one of the leading advocates of Vietnamese independence in the 1950 – 1960’s. In addition, he was an excellent writer. After his return to Hanoi, he wrote many books in Vietnamese and French on literature, history, language and politics, worked as an editor and a translator, and received several state and

literary awards. His evaluation and analysis of the events leading to Vietnam’s growth into modern nationhood was originally written in French and first published in Vietnam in 1976

Format: 16x24cm; 408pp

Weight: 750gr