The Kim Van Kieu of Nguyen Du (1765-1820)

by Nguyễn Du

Book Overview

The "Kim Van Kieu" of Nguyen Du, written in the early nineteenth century and commonly considered to be a defining masterpiece of Vietnamese literature, is the story of an educated and beautiful young woman who suffers misfortune and degradation before obtaining justice and peace. It is a long poem in a complex metric and rhyme scheme that is distinctively Vietnamese. Vladislav Zhukov here provides the first English-language translation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877277605
• ISBN13: 9780877277606
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Southeast Asia Program Publications
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher