Children’s best selling author Nguyen Nhat Anh gave a book signing event in Ho Chi Minh City Book Street on January 7 to present his latest novel Cay chuoi non di giay xanh (Little banana tree wears green shoes).

Writer Nguyen Nhat Anh

The book tells about first love feelings of teenagers who are growing up in the countryside with a variety of anxieties and worries, as well as struggling with internal conflicts during their teenage years.

170,000 copies of the book were sold out. Further copies of it will be printed.

Nguyen Nhat Anh is a favourite author of children, teenagers and adults. His well-known novels recently published include Toi la Beto (I am Beto); Cho Toi Xin Mot Ve Di Tuoi Tho (Give me a ticket to childhood); Dao Mong Mo (Dream Island); and Toi Thay Hoa Vang Tren Co Xanh (I see yellow flowers on green grass) and more.

The book titled Cho Toi Xin Mot Ve Di Tuoi Tho (Give me a ticket to childhood) was published in Thailand , the Republic of Korea and the US in 2011.

Anh was granted the Southeast Asian Writer Award last year for the book Cho Toi Xin Mot Ve Di Tuoi Tho (Give me a ticket to childhood).

His books, Toi Thay Hoa Vang Tren Co Xanh (I See Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass) and Mat Biec (Celestial Eyes) was translated into Japanese and released in Japan.

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