This is a special project carried out by for many years.

Earlier, many painters had also many works on the Tale of Kieu.

'The Tale of Kieu' comic book makes debut.

In his edition, artist Le Thiet Cuong used the minimal art to illustrate the masterpiece of the great poem.

The book consists of two parts. It features 24 paintings inspired by verses from the , attached with the painter's explanations, helping readers understand more about the art work. In addition, each painting features short verses by poet Nguyen Thuy Kha with inspiration from the great poem work. The second part is the entire content of the poem in accordance with the first edition of the Tale of Kieu printed by Vinh Hung Long in 1925.

During the book launch ceremony, 24 paintings by Cuong were also displayed.

On this occasion, Thang Long Gallery introduced a collection of rare and precious Kieu versions by collector Nguyen Duy Cuong, especially the “Nom” version firstly illustrated in Vietnam shortly after Nguyen Du's death.

Originally known as “Doan truong tan thanh” (A New Cry from a Broken Heart), the Tale of Kieu is based on the plot of a Chinese prose novel titled “Kim Van Kieu” written in the 17th century. The poem was originally written in “Nom” script – the ideographic Vietnamese script that was widely used between the 15th-19th centuries.

Depicting the arduous life of Thuy Kieu, a beautiful and talented young woman who had to sell herself into prostitution to save her father from prison, Nguyen Du overcame harsh social prejudice to praise Kieu’s physical and soulful beauty, as well as her talents and personality.

The work was translated into many languages, including English, French, Chinese, Polish, Russian, Arabic, and Romanian, and transformed into many art forms such as fine art, music, theatre, Quan ho singing, puppetry, and cinema.

Project honours value of Vietnamese masterpiece ‘Tale of Kieu’

A group of folk music artists have gathered together in a project honouring Vietnam’s 18th century masterpiece ‘Truyen Kieu’ (Tale of Kieu) by celebrated poet Nguyen Du (1765-1820).

Nguyen Thi Kieu Anh adds more flavours to Chu rice noodle

(BGO)- When I was talking to Director of Dau Anh Chu rice Noodle Cooperative Nguyen Thi Kieu Anh (born in 1986) in Canh village, Nam Duong commune, Luc Ngan district, her phone continuously rang. Our talk was interrupted by her customers’ phone call to order the products.

Exhibition offers interpretation ‘Tale of Kieu’ epic through contemporary paintings

An exhibition entitled ‘Tale of Kieu through paintings’ opened at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum on November 18 to celebrate the 200th death anniversary of great poet Nguyen Du.

Exhibition on 'The Tale of Kieu' held in Paris

An exhibition titled ‘The Tale of Kieu and its translations’ was opened in Paris on September 12 as part of the activities to mark the great poet Nguyen Du's 255th birth anniversary and commemorate his 200th death anniversary.

Painter shows passion for Nguyen Du’s epic poem ‘Tale of Kieu’

Starting drawing illustrations inspired from ‘Tale of Kieu’ in 1999, 42-year-old painter Nguyen Tuan Son got the nickname ‘Son Kieu’ by his colleagues for his long-time passion for the masterpiece.

Source: NDO/VNA