Resources

Last updated: [August 12, 2025] • Suggest a resource: mail@tracingkieu.net

Below is a living list of open-access translations and essays about the Tale of Kiều. Please credit translators and original sources when quoting or sharing. When possible, support the work by purchasing the books. We also welcome links to any resources and references, you’d like to recommend – just write us!

English
  • Phan Huy MPH — “The English Version of Truyện Kiều” (2013) — WordPress, chapter‑by‑chapter (open access). Read online.
  • Vương Thanh — Nguyễn Du’s The Tale of Kiều, Bilingual Edition (2022) — Landing page with direct PDF (open access). View / download.
  • Huỳnh Sanh Thông — The Tale of Kiều (1973/1983) — Internet Archive scan (borrow/read online; free account). Borrow on Internet Archive.
  • Lê Xuân Thuy — Kim Vân Kiều (prose retelling, 1963) — PDF mirror (free download). Download PDF.
  • Thanh Vuong — “Translating Kiều Faithfully: Restoring Nguyễn Du’s Voice in English” (2025) — Essay (open access). Read on Medium.
German
  • Irene & Franz Faber — Das Mädchen Kiều (1964) — Scribd PDF (read online; download via trial). Open on Scribd.
  • Irene & Franz Faber — revised e‑book (2015) — EPUB (purchase). Retailers: epubli / Lehmanns.
  • Bilingual DE–VI project site (2015) — Excerpts + notes (open access). Visit site.
French
  • René Crayssac — Kim‑Van‑Kiéou: le célèbre poème annamite de Nguyên‑Du (1926) — Gallica/BnF scan with OCR (open access). Read on Gallica.
  • Xuân‑Phuc & Xuân‑Viêt — Kim‑Vân‑Kiêu (1961; reprint 1987) — Internet Archive (controlled digital lending). Borrow on Internet Archive • overview: VietLitFr.
  • Nguyễn Văn Vĩnh — Kim‑Vân‑Kiều (1942/43) — Scribd / PDF mirror (host‑dependent access). Open on Scribd.
  • Nguyen Phuong Ngoc — “Comparative look at French Kiều translations” (2011) — Journal article (open access). Read on OpenEdition.
Vietnamese (context & commentary)
  • “Kỷ niệm 200 năm ngày mất thi hào Nguyễn Du (1820–2020): Lịch sử một câu nói” (2020) — Article (open access). Read online.
  • The website www.boikieu.com brings the Vietnamese folk practice of consulting The Tale of Kiều for guidance into an accessible digital form. Developed by Professor Trần Văn Quang of Oklahoma State University (OSU). In Vietnamese.

Notes on access: Open access items are free to read/download. Borrow indicates controlled digital lending (free account; time‑limited). Purchase indicates commercial e‑book vendors.