Khai T Nguyen

Effort: Modern Transcendental Value

Mankind has just entered the third millennium and despite all philosophies, religions and social norms out there, the world seems to be in a state of acute moral value crisis. The crux of the world moral value crisis resides certainly in the fact that there are still a lot of modern world's societal...

Decoding Ancient Viet Bronze Drums Enigma

The ancient bronze drums found in South East Asia and South China are linked to the ancient Viet Đông-Sơn civilization that flourished between 600 BC and 300AD in Northern Vietnam. Many interpretations have been made so far but the mystery somehow still remains. A new approach with astronomical ans ...

Decoding Ancient Chinese vs. Vietnamese Zodiacs

Ancient Chinese zodiac's origin was still unknown to this day. Beside the emperor Jade legend for children, we do not know much about it. It was told that the Chinese zodiac was spread from China to other Asian countries, therefore many zodiac variations exist today. Was there any reason why the Rab...

Past Continuous (Voices from Vietnam)

Nguyen Khai's documentary novel, Past Continuous, published in the early 1980s before the "doi moi" policy was introduced, gives a fascinating inside view of North Vietnamese views and strategies during the American War in Vietnam. As the three narrators exchange reminiscences, we not only learn abo...

By Nguyen Khai Past Continuous (Voices from Vietnam) (1st First Edition) [Paperback]