Long Bien is not just a bridge

But if the above authors write from the Vietnamese consciousness, then with Dong Di in The Children of Long Bien Bridge , she looks at the capital in the movement of globalization and modernization in a special way.

The book is published by Tri Thuc Tre Books and the Writers Association Publishing House.

Long Bien Bridge is a place where children of the author's generation had beautiful memories. It was a "paradise" of fun under the bridge with hide and seek, jump rope, volleyball... It was also the time to skip naps, invite each other to go up the bridge to the Middle Beach to find corn and sweet potato fields to steal and then grill and eat...

This bridge is also a testament to the fate that brought the author to a special person. In this book, while half is devoted to childhood memories, the other half is her own life story. In her relationship with a foreign man whom she humorously calls Tay Doc, the grandson of a Frenchman who contributed to the construction of Long Bien Bridge, she has shown the contrasts in the perspective of foreigners towards Vietnamese culture and people, thereby affirming and clarifying the good points of traditional Tet, of Vietnamese women or hospitality, respect for faith... Her writing style is sometimes satirical, sometimes sharp, thereby not only bringing laughter but also making readers constantly question themselves.

More than memories and personal stories, Long Bien Bridge is also a link between the past and the present. There we see an older generation of fathers and mothers who value traditional etiquette, along with a younger generation with changes in lifestyle, worldview or outlook on life... The book can be said to be not only an essay about Hanoi, but also clearly shows the differences and changes of the times, eras... from the perspective of a global citizen.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/long-bien-khong-chi-la-mot-cay-cau-185250203221435067.htm