English version of novel “A War Account 1-2-3-4.75” hits the shelves

The English version of historical-document novel “A War Account 1-2-3-4.75” by journalist-writer Tran Mai Hanh was released on April 27 in Hanoi.

The cover of the book
The cover of the book

The book introduction aims at marking the 42nd anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30).

The book describes the final days and the historic fall of the American-backed Saigon regime as well as honoring sacrifices of the armed forces and Vietnamese people during the anti-American resistance war.

The 500-page book was published for the first time by the National Political Publishing House in 2014 and reprinted for the third time in 2016.

The book won “The 2014 Literature Award” of the Vietnam Writers’ Association and “The 2015 Literature Award of the ASEAN countries”. It was also introduced at the ASEAN Literature Award presentation ceremony which was held in Bangkok, Thailand in 2015

The “A War Account 1-2-3-4.75” is translated into English to introduce to the world’s readers.
Journalist-writer Tran Mai Hanh was VOV General Director, Vice President-cum-Secretary General of the Vietnam Journalists Association and reporter of the Vietnam News Agency during the historical Ho Chi Minh campaign.

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