Bookworm’s “Meet the Author” Series: Di Li in conversation with Dick Gebuys
Sun 19 Jul 2015, 7 pm
Bookworm
From Bookworm:
You are invited to a conversation with Di Li, popular Vietnamese author and translator, and Dick Gebuys, Dutch poet, historian, playwright.
Di Li will converse with Dick about his Vietnamese themed poetry that she has translated into Vietnamese and Dick will talk with Di Li about her popular short stories.
Di Li is one of Vietnam’s foremost and successful younger writers of short stories, crime thrillers, non-fiction and biography. Her written work enjoys huge popularity in Vietnam and her short stories have been published in English to great reviews. Di Li is also a recognized translator of popular English language fiction.
Dick Gebuys is a teacher of literature in Holland and a frequent research visitor to Vietnam. He is a recognized poet and playwright and active in cultural theater programs. A selection of his 30 poems about Vietnam were translated by Di Li and published in a leading literary magazine. At the present he is writing a book about Vietnam.
The conversation will be in English with some Vietnamese translation.
Free Entry but you can reserve a seat if you wish.
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