HÀ NỘI — Writer Bảo Ninh, who penned Nỗi Buồn Chiến Tranh (The Sorrow of War), will receive a noble literary award in South Korea on September 2. The Sim Hun Literary Award is given to Asian writers who have shown great interest in peace and justice through their literary works. The award is named after Sim Hun or Sim Dae-seop (1901-1936) a Korean patriotic novelist, poet and playwright. He is a novelist, essayist and writer of short stories, best known for his first novel The Sorrow of War. Now a historian and teaching The Sorrow of War at universities in Australia, Palmos met with Bảo Ninh.

Source: Viet Nam News August 26, 2016 03:11 UTC