The Tale of Kiều, by Nguyễn Du

Join us as we continue our tour of Asian literature by discussing this classic of Vietnamese literature!

Publisher's description:

"Since its publication in the early nineteenth century, this long narrative poem has stood unchallenged as the supreme masterpiece of Vietnamese literature. Thông’s new and absorbingly readable translation (on pages facing the Vietnamese text) is illuminated by notes that give comparative passages from the Chinese novel on which the poem was based, details on Chinese allusions, and literal translations with background information explaining Vietnamese proverbs and folk sayings."

If you don't have a physical copy of the book, you can find a copy of it here:

https://tinyurl.com/5fwm36ky

Our plan is to meet at Dokdabang Cafe (독수리 다방) in Sinchon, which is on the 8th floor of the building indicated on the map linked to on this page. The address of Dokdabang is 36 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03776. Below is Kakao Maps link to the cafe:

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