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Vietnamese authors release pandemic-themed books

More pandemic-themed books written by Vietnamese authors have been released to offer readers an overview of life in Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnamese authors release pandemic-themed books ảnh 1Nhung Ngay Cach Ly (Social Distancing Days), a new book by author Bui Quang Thang, is among the pandemic-themed books that have recently been released to offer readers an overview of life in Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of the publisher)
HCMCity (VNS/VNA) - More pandemic-themed books written byVietnamese authors have been released to offer readers an overview of life in Vietnamduring the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bui Quang Thang has introduced his new fiction titled NhungNgay Cach Ly (Social Distancing Days), published by the HCM CityGeneral Publishing House.

The 160-page book revolves around the life of a young woman named Hoang Cucduring a pandemic. Its themes are about love, lifestyle and thoughts ofyoung people, as well as their kindnesses and mistakes.

Thang wrote the book during social distancing in April. It took him 12days to finish. It is based on what has happened during the COVID-19pandemic. 

“My book shows that in life, there are challenges and difficultiesand people have no choice but to face them. There are alsoopportunities for us to look back at ourselves, and understand more aboutourselves and life,” said Thang.

Unlike Nhung Ngay Cach Ly, Di QuaHai Mua Dich (Two Epidemics) and “CoVy” Tu Su - Gio Va Tinh Yeu Van Thoi (Monologue about COVID-19 -- Windand Love Still Blow) reveal the author’s thoughts and experiences duringthe pandemic.

Di Qua Hai Mua Dich by Dy Khoa consists of two parts writtenduring social distancing days.

The first part is about his experiences and unforgettable memories when hetested positive for the A/H1N1 influenza virusduring the outbreak in 2009.

In the second part, Khoa tells stories of people who have been affected byCOVID-19, and their positive and negative feelings during thepandemic.

“Everyone has their own memories. It doesn’t matter if those memories arenice or ugly, but they help us grow up,” said Khoa, whose real name isNguyen Hoang Anh Khoa.  

Khoa’s book also shares advice on how to live more positively duringthe pandemic.

The 106-page book is published by the Culture-Literature and Arts PublishingHouse.

“Co Vy” Tu Su - Gio Va Tinh Yeu Van Thoi is a collection of sixshort stories by five writers across Vietnam.

The 284-page book reflects people’s faith, doubts, love, pain and concernsabout the pandemic, and how they have learned to face the situation.

Thebook is co-published by the Hanoi Publishing House and DucaBooks.

Dinh Thi Thanh Thuy, director of the HCM City General Publishing House, saidwhile the world and Vietnam are in a war againstCOVID-19, pandemic-themed books can send humanitarian messages andpositive views to encourage the community to be together to win the war./.
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