Writer Nguyen Nhat Anh. (Photo: Photo tuoitre.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – One of the most successful books in Vietnam’s publishinghistory, “Cho Toi Xin Mot Ve Di Tuoi Tho” (A Ticket Back to Childhood, Please) by famous author Nguyen Nhat Anh, has hit shelves in Japan.
The book,translated into Japanese byHiromi Ito and Sakae Kato, was published by the Daido Life Foundation. Thepublisher has also released the Japanese versions of “Mat Biec” (Blue Eyes) and“Toi Thay Hoa Vang Tren Co Xanh” (I See Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass) byAnh.
Anh isintroduced by the Daido Life Foundation as one of Vietnam’s best-sellingwriters. The release of “Cho Toi Xin Mot Ve Di Tuoi Tho” in Japanese isexpected to enhance mutual understanding between Vietnam and Japan and bringthe two countries closer to each other, it said.
The book wasalso translated into English, Korean, Thai, and Braille for use at schools forthe blind in Vietnam.
Anh, who livesin HCM City, began writing in 1984 and is known for his simple style andinsights about children.
He is one ofthe city’s few authors who write for children, and has penned many contemporaryclassics, including Kinh Van Hoa (Kaleidoscope) and Thang Quy Nho (TheMischievous Boy), which are favourites of thousands of children and teenagersaround the country.
In 2007, Anh’s“Cho Toi Xin Mot Ve Di Tuoi Tho” sold more than 20,000 copies in the firstweeks of its release. The book is about a city boy named Mui and his threefriends. In 2010, it received the Southeast Asian Writers Award from Thailand’sroyal family./.
VNA
