Local books translated into two languages

Author Nguyen Nhat Anh talks about his recent book, Toi Thay Hoa Vang Tren Co Xanh, with readers - Photo: Tuong Vi

Two books by author-for-teens, Nguyen Nhat Anh, will be translated into Thai and Russian, Tre Publishing House said.

In mid January, Nguyen Nhat Anh signed a contract with Thai publisher Nanmeebooks Co., Ltd. to allow them translate into Thai his teen novel, Cho Toi Xin Mot Ve Di Tuoi Tho (Give me a ticket back to childhood), which won the Vietnam Writers’ Association award in 2009 and a Southeast Asian Writers Award.

Another of Anh’s teen novels, Co Gai Den Tu Hom Qua (The girl from Thursday), will be translated into Russian for possible inclusion in the Vietnamese Studies curriculum at Moscow State University in Russia.

Doctor Maxim Syunnerberg, the author of Russian-Vietnamese Dictionary and associate professor of Vietnamese studies at the Asia and Africa Institute of the university nominated the book for translation to help Russian students learn Vietnamese.

Doctor Montira Rato will be in charge of the translation for Cho Toi Xin Mot Ve Di Tuoi Tho into Thai with the Thai version to be published in Thailand in August, to mark 35 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Thailand. Four years ago, Rato translated a war diary by Dang Thuy Tram that was kept by American veterans for 35 years with the intention of eventually returning it to Tram’s family.

Anh’s most recent novel, Toi Thay Hoa Vang Tren Co Xanh (I saw a yellow flower on the green grass), had a 5,000 copy reprint released on Thursday following the sell-out of 30,000 copies here and overseas since it was first released 50 days ago.

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Films kick off Russian culture fest

Flying high: Soviet soldiers wave a victory flag at the Reichstag, Berlin, in 1945. V-Day: Russian soldiers celebrate victory over fascism in Moscow's Red Square on May 9, 1945.

HA NOI — Five Russian films have kicked off to open a Russian Culture Week in Viet Nam in Ha Noi.

The event was jointly organised by Viet Nam's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Russia's Ministry of Culture.

The Russian films include Kandahar, A Battlefield, Russian Emperor, I Am still Fine Mum! and We Are from the Future.

The films will also be held in Da Nang on Thursday and HCM City on Saturday, respectively.

Running in conjunction with the event is a photo exhibition entitled Moscow: the Victory of May, 1945 at 29 Hang Bai Street.

Fifty black and white photos detailing the fight of the citizens and soldiers of Moscow against the Nazi are on display at the exhibition.

Gennady Stephanovik Bezdetko, counsellor of the Russian Embassy in Viet Nam, said: "These photos are messages to modern generations about the pain of their fathers' sacrifices for the nation and reminds them to value their independence today."

He also said that he was deeply impressed by the photo Mother and Son Reunited, Moscow, Summer 1945, because of the reality it portrayed.

The exhibition will run until Sunday.

A two day series of performances by well-known Russian artists, the Russian National Academic Troupe and young talented artists from the University of National Cinema will also wrap up today at the Ha Noi Opera House, Friendship and Culture Palace, Au Co Art Centre, and Viet Nam National Academy of Music.

Similar activities will also be held in Da Nang and HCM City on November 18-20. — VNS

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Translator receives praise from Russia

Honour: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (left) pins a Friendship Medal on Vietnamese writer and translator Hoang Thuy Toan for his contributions to promoting friendship and cultural co-operation between Viet Nam and Russia. — VNA/VNS Photo Dinh Lanh

MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday presented Vietnamese writer and translator Hoang Thuy Toan with a Friendship Medal at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow.

Another 11 foreign citizens also received the award for boosting ties between their countries and Russia.

At the awards ceremony, Medvedev thanked his foreign guests for promoting Russia's great historical and cultural legacy.

The president said world peace would only come through a greater appreciation and understanding of different nation's cultures.

Toan said the award was in recognition not just of his work as a translator but of all Vietnamese translators and teachers of the Russian language in Viet Nam.

In return, Toan gave Medvedev a book he had translated from Russian into Vietnamese and that was published in Viet Nam in 1987.

Toan is now the director of Viet Nam's East-West Culture-Language Centre. He is also an honourable member of the Russian Writers' Association. — VNS

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Violinist of Vietnamese origin wins prize at int’l contest

Ailen Pritchin, a Russian violinist of Vietnamese origin, won the third prize of EUR10,000 (US$13,328) in cash at the seventh international Frits Kraisler violin competition, which wrapped up in the Austrian capital city of Vienna Thursday.

The Vietnamese-Russian violinist, 22, is currently studying at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory. His father Nguyen Van Thong, is a businessman and his Russian mother, Marina Pritchina, is a teacher in Saint-Petersburg.

Ailen won four first prizes at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in Japan and third prize at the international violin competition in Sweden last year.

The young violinist plans to get a doctorate degree at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, which will provide him with opportunities to perform worldwide.

First prize of the Frits Kraisler competition this year was worth EUR15,000 ($19,992) and second prize EUR12,000 ($16,000). These prizes went to Russian violinists Nikita Borisoglebsky and Ekaterina Frolova.

Frits Kraisler (1875-1962) was an Austrian musician and a violinist of exceptional talent. The international violin competition named after him was organized for the first time in 1979.
 

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Violinist of Vietnamese origin wins prize at int’l contest

Ailen Pritchin, a Russian violinist of Vietnamese origin, won the third prize of EUR10,000 (US$13,328) in cash at the seventh international Frits Kraisler violin competition, which wrapped up in the Austrian capital city of Vienna Thursday.

The Vietnamese-Russian violinist, 22, is currently studying at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory. His father Nguyen Van Thong, is a businessman and his Russian mother, Marina Pritchina, is a teacher in Saint-Petersburg.

Ailen won four first prizes at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in Japan and third prize at the international violin competition in Sweden last year.

The young violinist plans to get a doctorate degree at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, which will provide him with opportunities to perform worldwide.

First prize of the Frits Kraisler competition this year was worth EUR15,000 ($19,992) and second prize EUR12,000 ($16,000). These prizes went to Russian violinists Nikita Borisoglebsky and Ekaterina Frolova.

Frits Kraisler (1875-1962) was an Austrian musician and a violinist of exceptional talent. The international violin competition named after him was organized for the first time in 1979.
 

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