Lesson outside the books

[ThaiHaBooks] Do Nhat Nam is one of the most famous child prodigies in Vietnam. He has already passed the Foreign Trade University’s entrance exam in English when he was only seven years old.

At the age of 7, Nam has translated “Sun up, Sun down – The story of day and night” into Vietnamese and become the youngest translator in Vietnam. He has received a precious scholarship to study in Texas, USA when he is 14 years old. Now he is 19 years old.

He wrote this book when he has studying in US. Like many young people studying abroad, he always misses home. He remembers the moments he talked with his father, the meals his mother cooked, and the ones who always loved him. This book is a story of a boy away from home and warm lesson he learned from loved ones in his family.

This book won National Book Award 2019.