The 3 outstanding novels of writer To Hoai introduced this time include: "The Robbery of the Street", "Mother of the mine" and "Street Alley".
These are works typical of writer To Hoai's ability to observe sharply and creatively, with a rich creativity and a deep love for Hanoi.
The 3 novels are 3 slices of Vietnamese history and society with the setting of Hanoi. In particular, "The Robber of Boi Wharf" is a story taking place in the mid-19th century, revolving around the Cao Ba Quat uprising and the tragedy of the loyal students.
Writer To Hoai depicted the heroic spirit and aspiration for happiness of the people in the dilapidated feudal court. This is a historical novel, where literature meets historical events, reviving a tragic period in the past.
"Mother of the mine" will bring readers to Hanoi in the first half of the 20th century when reflecting the changes in the Northern countryside and urban areas during the French colonial period, portraying the miserable fates, being pushed into a spiral of making a living, having to rise up to survive by all means... Although it is bitter, it still exudes authenticity, rusticity and hope for a better tomorrow.
Hanoi in the years after its liberation in "Streets" will recreate the lives of urban people with chaos, both hard and full of aspiration. The winding fates of life in small alleys became a symbol of enduring vitality, of the desire for change to integrate into the new era. This is also one of the rare works that depicts the appearance of Hanoi right after the war.
Although written at different times, all three novels converge the core values in the literature of writer To Hoai.
A representative of Kim Dong Publishing House shared that writer To Hoai is a major penny in modern Vietnamese literature. He left a huge legacy with hundreds of works ranging from prose, diary to children's stories.
The series of 3 novels released on the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the birth of writer To Hoai is a tribute to his great heritage, and at the same time an effort to bring To Hoai's literature closer to today's young readers, and readers who have been attached to the writer since childhood.
Also on this occasion, the comic book "The adventure of De Ut" by artist Linh Rab, inspired by the work "De me eventuality ky" by writer To Hoai, was also published in English by Kim Dong Publishing House with the title "Adventures of Crickid".
