European Book Days 2018 kicks off in Hanoi

The European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in collaboration with Embassies of the EU member states opened the eighth European Book Days in Hanoi on May 5.

European Book Days 2018 kicks off in Hanoi

EUNIC Chairman Emmanuel Labrande said that the two-week festival features a wide range of books from Austria, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Spain, Sweden, Italy and Belgium.

He expressed his hope that book aficionados would find the books of their interest at the event.

The book festival has been in full swing with an array of activities such as book introductions, readings, workshops, exhibitions, films, quiz games, and a discount programme.

Particularly, European literature on Vietnam will be introduced on the occasion, including “Les Jungles Moi” by Henri Maitre and “We have eaten the forest” by Georges Condominas.

The European Book Days, which was previously called European Literature Days, has been organised annually in Hanoi since 2011 with support from the Delegation of the European Union.