The Book, the Sojourner, and the Bridge
A book, a way of living abroad, and a bridge: in Vietnamese, all three share the sound *kiều*. A coincidence of language, and an echo that runs through how we read the poem.
Author: boikieu
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Hoa Trôi: Drifting Flower, Between Kiều and Diaspora
The first Kiều Lesen – Reading Kiều explored Nguyễn Du’s image of a drifting flower through poetry, music, and performance. Conceived by Dạ Thảo Phương, the evening extended this image toward questions of displacement, diaspora, and the self.
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Kiều Lesen – Reading Kiều together in the widest sense
We wanted to make time to read Truyện Kiều together – in Vietnamese, German, and English, with people who know the poem and people discovering it. A reading group seemed a good place to start. The idea is simple: meet, read selected passages aloud in Vietnamese, German, and English, and talk about them. We’re curious…
