The Tale of Kieu: A bilingual edition of Nguyen Du`s Truyen Kieu

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 216 pages
• Published by: Yale University Press September 10, 1987
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0300040512
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0300040517
• Book Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 11.2 ounces

Language Notes
Text: English, Vietnamese --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
This is the epic tale of Thuy Kieu, a middle class teenage girl who was as gifted as beautiful. The future, despite its promising outlook turned out to be a life-wrecking nightmare for Kieu. Her travails are beautifully described in this lengthy narrative poem written by Nguyen Du, a 19th century scholar. The work explores the many conflicting virtues imposed on Kieu by a Confucian society and how they affect her life. It is a classic as it is taught in school and quoted by almost any Vietnamese: the verses are even recited at social gatherings. Huynh Sanh Thong has done a great job in translating this work in English.