Belgian writer set for VN book tour

Famous Belgian writer Nicolas Ancion will meet Vietnamese readers to introduce his book Quatrieme Etage (Fourth Floor), which was recently translated and published by Nha Nam Publishing House.

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The event will take place at Manzi Art Space, 14 Phan Huy Ich Street, at 3pm on September 24.

As part of his Viet Nam tour, Ancion will also write a novel in public in 24 hours: 12 hours in Ha Noi and 12 hours in HCM City.

He previously performed this literary challenge at the Brussels Book Fair in 2010 and in New York in 2013.

On September 26, he will conduct a workshop on short story writing at the National Library, where he will share his experience with university students.