The 2024 National Book Awards ceremony took place on the evening of November 29 at the Hanoi Opera House. Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia and Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung attended.

Regarding the award for Nguyen Nhat Anh, this is a new award category of the National Book Award, voted by the press and readers, not chosen by the award council.

Nguyen Nhat Anh's work was awarded the prize along with three other best-selling books: The Teacher by author Nguyen Chi Vinh, The Story of the Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly by Luis Sepúlveda, translated by Phuong Huyen; How Much is Youth Worth by Rosie Nguyen.

Writer Nguyen Nhat Anh was not present at the award ceremony.

Historian Nguyen Dinh Tu - an example of scientific work and dedication

In addition to this new award, this year the National Book Award awarded 3 A prizes, 10 B prizes, 21 C prizes, and 21 consolation prizes.

Three A prizes were awarded to the work Gia Dinh - Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City, a long mile of history (1698-2020) (Ho Chi Minh City General Publishing House) by 104-year-old historian Nguyen Dinh Tu; Handbook of diagnosis and treatment of internal medicine edited by Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Xuan Co, published by Medical Publishing House;

And the Collection of Military Writers - Yearbook - Works (5 volumes) compiled by the Military Literature magazine, published by the Literature Publishing House.

This is the second time that researcher and historian Nguyen Dinh Tu has received the A prize of the National Book Award. The first time was in 2018. Similar to the familiar image of historians in the media, he wore a red ao dai and a turban to receive the award.

At the award ceremony as well as at the gratitude ceremony right before the award ceremony, historian Nguyen Dinh Tu was welcomed and surrounded by everyone to express their respect to him.

Gia Dinh - Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City, a long history (1698-2020) is a work that 104-year-old researcher Nguyen Dinh Tu has cherished for more than 20 years, consisting of 6 main parts, divided into 2 volumes.

The work briefly introduces geography, nature, prehistoric times, the Funan period, the Thuy Chan Lap period and the Vietnamese migrants.

Then go deeper into historical periods from the Nguyen Dynasty, about the situation in the Binh Thuan - Dong Nai - Gia Dinh region before Nguyen Huu Canh was sent to inspect the South, the laying of foundations, administrative units, and the expansion of the territory.

The book series provides a panoramic picture of more than 300 years of history of this land, a land that continuously experienced many great changes such as when the French army began the invasion of Cochinchina and attacked Gia Dinh citadel.

The Japanese coup and the uprising of our people to seize power in Saigon, the French army recaptured Saigon - Gia Dinh, the 9-year resistance war against France.

The struggle against America... and the period of building and developing the city after the country's reunification.

The book series uses a lot of documents from previous scientists, scientifically systematizing documents from reliable sources...

The award council considers this work as a handbook, a valuable reference document to help readers search for issues related to Ho Chi Minh City.

Speaking at the award ceremony, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia acknowledged the persistent dedication of historian Nguyen Dinh Tu, highly appreciating the researcher who devoted his life to the massive book series on history, culture, and geography.

"He is truly an example of scientific work and dedication, an inspiration for the love of books," said Mr. Nghia.

Precious medical books and historical documents

Handbook of diagnosis and treatment of internal medicine aims to update knowledge and share valuable practical experiences in the diagnosis and treatment of internal medicine diseases for practicing physicians.

The book's editor - Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Xuan Co - Director of Bach Mai Hospital, has more than 30 years of practical experience in the field of emergency resuscitation.

The Military Writers Collection (2023) is the inheritance, absorption and development of the Military Writers Collection published in 2000.

The book series consists of 5 volumes, introducing portraits and works of 366 typical military writers in the fields of composition, research - criticism and translation through each period, belonging to different military branches across the country.

The Anthology of Military Writers is a panoramic picture, helping readers have the most general picture of modern Vietnamese literature in general, revolutionary literature in particular, as well as the development of each genre in the process of literary history, feeling the beauty in combat - labor, production; in the cultured and humane way of dealing with people of Uncle Ho's soldiers.

The award council evaluates the book series.   It not only simply introduces the portraits of each military writer but also serves as a "literary history" of the country and the Vietnamese people throughout a turbulent history from war to peace, from slavery to freedom, from suffering to happiness and prosperity today.

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