English-written novel released in author's mother tongue
From global bestseller to local impact, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai brings Dust Child home, turning literary success into libraries for children in remote Việt Nam. HÀ NỘI Award-winning Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai has brought her words home, launching her second novel in Vietnamese in Hà Nội and HCM City, after its release in multiple languages worldwide. Entitled Đời Gió Bụi (Dust Child), the novel was first published in English in 2023 and quickly became an international bestseller. It has so far been translated into 14 languages across 20...