VIETNAMESE LITERATURE:A brief SURVEY

(Luoc-su van-hoc Viet-nam)

By nguyen Dinh-Hoa, Ph. D.

Finally a succinct introduction to the beautiful literature of a beautiful country, offering english translations of major writing by classical and modern writers, accompanied by analytic comments as well as the original passage in Vietnamese. the book is published at san diego state University, san Diego, california for the bilingual education Office, california department of education in Sacramento. California. this elementary text contains within 190 pages a lucid introduction followed by four parts, a bibliography and an index.

Part 1(Oral Literature) has two chapters on folk literature.

Part 2 (Ancient Literature) consists of two chapters devoted to the three dynasties of Ly, Tran, Le.

Part 3(Classical Literature) covers the 18th and 19th centuries in four chapter.

The three chapters in part 4 (Modern Literature) discuss the first three decades of the 20th century, the period from 1930 to 1954, and the period from 1954 to 1975, with comments on the post-1975 period.

$ 12 usd per copy, plus $2 usd postage & handling for first copy, $0.30 for each additional copy.

Make check payable to:

SAN diego state university FOUNDATION

and send to xuan canh Tran, 9518 vervain St, san Diego, ca 92129 USA, phone 619-484-4102

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NTC'S vietnamese-english DICTIONARY

(Tu-dien viet-anh new updated 1995 edition)

By hoa dinh nguyen Ph. D.

This most practical and complete vietnamese-english dictionary provides english definitions of approximately 50,000 vietnamese morphemes, words, compounds, and phrases. it is ideal for students of vietnamese as well as travelers and businesspeople.

Other principal features of the dictionary include:

- pronunciation tones are indicated and a chart shows pronunciations for the vietnamese spoken in the northern, central, and southern parts of Vietnam.

- nouns are given with their classifiers.

- words that serve more than one grammatical function are labeled approximately.

- the listing of entries follows the traditional vietnamese system.

- a 50-page supplement giving the latest scientific and technical terms.

NTC's vietnamese-english dictionary is the most practical and complete resource available to anyone who wants to learn the vietnamese language.

$ 24.95 usd (hardbound), 17.95 (paper)

National textbook company publishing Group

4255 west touhy Avenue

Lincolnwood, IL. 60646-1975 (USA) phone (708) 679-5500


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