Accordingly, the book "Flower Wall" recreates the 60 days and nights (from December 19, 1946 to February 17, 1947) when our army and people fought bravely to protect the capital, opening the resistance war against the French of the entire nation.
The book "Flower Cluster" takes readers back to those unforgettable days, witnessing people evacuating and people holding guns to hold back the enemy. Through the transitions through the pen of writer Nguyen Huy Tuong, we see again the streets of Hanoi with Hang Gai, Hang Dao, Dong Xuan market...
In particular, the book also includes photos of the manuscript pages of "Luy Hoa", the first printed copy with Van Cao drawing the cover, and the diary of writer Nguyen Huy Tuong recording the process of composing "Luy Hoa" and "Song Mai Voi Thu Do".
In "Flower Cluster" there is an intersection between the fierceness and intensity of fighting and the unique elegance of Hanoi. Amidst the sound of gunfire and grenades, when holes in the walls of houses connect the will of the Capital, there are still kisses, banh chung and peach blossoms, the sound of music and couples. All are expressed through a refined style that is no less playful, simple but no less talented.
"Flower Cluster" will help readers recall the glorious past of the country, understand and love Hanoi more, through the eyes of a person who has devoted all his strength and heart to writing about the Capital.
According to Professor Phong Le: “If there is a most impressive symbol in "Flower Wall", it is first of all the holes in the wall, connecting from one house to another; just by crawling through the holes in the wall, one can know almost the entire portrait of the daily life and spirit of the people of Hanoi...”.
"Flower Cluster" - a film story, that is, must aim at a different goal from a novel, if that goal is feasible. Here, there must be blocks of action, focusing on two main lines: The evacuation, that is, the withdrawal from Hanoi of the people; and the defense, determined to stay in Hanoi of the gun-holding group...
Obviously, the author must be a native of Hanoi to be able to control such a flexible transition that shows that Inter-zone I is a miniature Hanoi, with all classes of people and occupations...
Reading "Flowers", the most striking impression is the harmony, the interweaving between the fierceness and intensity of fighting, and the unique elegance of the Hanoi people.A uniqueness, meaning the self-awareness of the mission to represent the common good of the country, of the Hanoi people.
