{"product_id":"the-kim-van-kieu-of-nguyen-du-1765-1820-9780877277606","title":"The Kim Van Kieu of Nguyen Du (1765-1820)","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nguyen Du | Vladislav Zhukov | K. W. Taylor\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Southeast Asia Program Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Southeast Asia Program Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asian - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"Kim Van Kieu\" of Nguyen Du, written in the early nineteenth century and commonly considered to be a defining masterpiece of Vietnamese literature, is the story of an educated and beautiful young woman who suffers misfortune and degradation before obtaining justice and peace.\u003c\/b\u003e It is a long poem in a complex metric and rhyme scheme that is distinctively Vietnamese. Vladislav Zhukov here provides the first English-language translation, perfectly conveying the poetic form of the original work and thereby producing a literary creation in English that is equivalent to Nguyen Du's genius in Vietnamese--one that can be appreciated as poetry in English.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46494133649559,"sku":"9780877277606","price":3814.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-kim-van-kieu-of-nguyen-du-1765-1820-9780877277606","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}