Language, Culture and Authors of Việt Nam with Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
In today’s episode, I am chatting with Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai. Born and raised in Việt Nam, she is the author of the global best-selling novels The Mountains Sing and Dust Child. She has published twelve books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction in Vietnamese and English and has received some of the top literary prizes in Việt Nam. She has a PhD in creative writing from the UK's Lancaster University. She is an advocate for the rights of disadvantaged groups in Việt Nam and was named by Forbes Việt Nam as one of twenty inspiring women of 2021. Welcome to the show Quế Mai!
In this episode, Quế Mai shares about the importance of tonal marks in the Vietnamese language, how writing saved her with a traveling lifestyle, what she has learned about herself through writing. She brought a wonderful book flight with her to highlight Vietnamese authors. Don’t miss this highly insightful episode with Quế Mai, happy listening!
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Show Notes
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Books and authors mentioned in the episode:
They Dream in Gold by Mai Sennaar
Book Flight
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
Dessert Pairing
Banyan Moon by Thao Thai
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