“Day con trong hoang mang” (Teaching Children in Anxiety) by Le Nguyen Phuong is honoured in the education category. (Photo: vietnamnet.vn).

“Day con trong hoang mang” (Teaching Children in Anxiety) by Le Nguyen Phuong, and “Day con thanh cong hon ca me ho” (Beyond the Tiger Mom) by Maya Thiagarajan and translated by Huyen Trang and Thuy Tien were honored in the education category.

Educator Gian Tu Trung, a member of the awarding council, said both books are moving stories about education in families, which is seen as increasingly important for a child’s development.

Three volumes of the “Doi song xa hoi Viet Nam duong dai” (Vietnam Contemporary Social Life), which give an insight into Vietnamese society over the years, won the research category.

The translated book “Xa hoi co dai hay nghien cuu cac con duong di len cua loai nguoi tu mong muoi qua da man den van minh” (Ancient Society of Researches in the Lines of Human progress from Savegery through Barbarism to Civilisation) by L.H Morgan and translated by Nguyen Huu Thau was also honoured in this category.

“Tu nha nuoc dieu hanh sang nha nuoc kien tao phat trien” (From Governed State to Tectonic State) by a group of authors, and Giac Mong chau A cua Trung Quoc (China’s Asia Dream) by Tom Miller and translated by Doan Duy were chosen as best books in the economic category.

The management category honored “Quyen tac gia-Duong hoi nhap khong trai hoa hong” (Authors’ Rights- Integration Path is not all Roses) by Nguyen Van Nam, while Nguyen Van Nam with the translated version of “Blue Ocean Shift” by W.Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne won the category.

“Chuyen ngo ngheo” (Poor Alley) by Nguyen Xuan Khanh, and Doi nhe khon kham (Unbearable Lightness of Being) by Milan Kundera and translated by Trinh Y Thu shone in the literature book category.

Meanwhile, the prizes in the children’s book category went to “Viet cho nhung dieu be nho: khi qua buon hay tuoi nuoc cho mot cai cay” (Write for little things: water a tree when feeling sad) by Truong Huynh Nhu Tran, and “Happy Prince” by Oscar Wilde and translated by Nha Thuyen.

The new discoveries category honored “Van chuong Sai Gon tu 1881-1924” (Sai Gon literature from 1881-1924) collected by Tran Nhat Vy, and “Homo Deus: Luoc su tuong lai” (Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow) by Yuval Noah Harari and translated by Duong Ngoc Tra.

According to philosophy researcher Bui Van Nam Son, another member of the awarding council, the Good Books Awards has received the attention of many scholars, researchers and readers nationwide.

The event aims to encourage the publication of quality books and spread the value of good books in society, he said.

Youth project helps to spread reading culture in community

Since its debut by three young people in Ho Chi Minh City in December 2016, Sach Chuyen Tay (Books in the City) has created a venue to share and lend the favorite free books in Vietnam. The project aims to help spread the reading culture and connect the reading community by locating available book sources in society.

 

Retired lecturer helps promote reading culture

To nurture her hobby and spread the love for books to every voracious reader, a retired lecturer has created a free bookstore in Hanoi’s Dong Da district. In the digital era where reading culture is threatened by newer forms of communication, her bookstore shines like a gem.

 

Free library inspires reading in rural area

Private libraries, which have been established by individuals in rural areas over the past few years, are providing free access for local people and encouraging reading among children.

 

Source: VNA