Bilingual book on General Vo Nguyen Giap introduced in Hanoi
A Vietnamese-Korean bilingual book on late General Vo Nguyen Giap made its debut in Hanoi on May 25 before it will be introduced to readers in the Republic of Korea (RoK) afterwards.
Hanoi (VNA) – A Vietnamese-Korean bilingual book on late GeneralVo Nguyen Giap made its debut in Hanoi on May 25 before it will be introducedto readers in the Republic of Korea (RoK) afterwards.
The book, entitled “Dai tuong Vo Nguyen Giap trong long dan” (General VoNguyen Giap in people’s heart), is a work of photographer and journalist TranTuan. This is the first bilingual book to be introduced in the RoK.
In the future, more books on Vietnam will be introduced to Koreanreaders, including those on the Dien Bien Phu campaign and President Ho ChiMinh.
According to the author, the book is a collection of photos he took whenhe was with General Giap. The photos captured General Giap, the General’smoments with his comrades, people and family, as well as images of his funeral andmoving moments when people across the country mourned the death of the beloved Generalof Vietnamese people.
Tran Tuan, who had worked for the Vietnam News Agency, has 45 years ofexperience in his career and 35 years taking photos of General Vo Nguyen Giap.
He has published three books on General Giap. He has also organized 10photo exhibitions of the general in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, QuangBinh and many other localities across the country. All the photos werepresented to the localities after the exhibitions.
General VoNguyen Giap, whose real name is Vo Giap (alias Van), was born in Loc Thuycommune, Le Thuy district, the central province of Quang Binh on August 25,1911. He passed away in Hanoi on October4, 2013 at the age of 103.
He once servedas a Politburo member, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, StandingDeputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defence, Commander-in-Chief of theVietnamese People’s Army and a National Assembly deputy from the first toseventh tenures.
The General led the Vietnamese people to victory over the French armyand then the American.-VNA
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The cover of the book (Source: VNA) 
