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November 2018
November FVH bookclub – Ru by Kim Thuy
FVH Bookclub members For November the book we will be discussing is: Ru by Kim Thuy Ru by Kim Thúy is a deceptive book. It is a slim volume, but hardly a light read. What it lacks in pages it more than compensates for in breadth and complexity. This is a big story pared down. Thúy lays her narrative of bones and through them we glimpse shadows of the carcass removed.” The Toronto Review Multimedia: Kim Thuy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq0wrDVXS9E Meeting venue: Hanoi…
Find out more »Hanoi City walk (English) – Tràng Tiền street and surrounding area
Tràng Tiền and surrounding roads such as Hàng Bài, Bà Triệu, Hàng Khay etc. are familiar to most of us. As we stroll these streets we will touch on the area’s development from the early days of Hanoi through the French period to the present time, hear some of its eclectic stories and history, notes on theatre and the cinema and the former ‘lives’ of some familiar and not so familiar buildings. Hopefully you will discover things you didn’t know about…
Find out more »Workshop: Dó paper book binding
This event is being run in association with the Zó Project. Introduce dó paper: history, characters, uses. Introduce tools: needles and threads, rubber hammer, chisel, glue (PVA), decorative pieces. Introduce some types of notebooks to choose from. Demonstration of binding a notebook. Guidance from the instructors Practice stitching and decorating your own notebook 1-6 people (6 is the max) To register – Stella – stella@fvheritage.org Please provide your mobile number Sunday 11 November 2018 Venue: Zo project shop – 10 Dien…
Find out more »1 day excursion – Phát Diệm Cathedral (with legendary Professor Lê Văn Lan)
Day trip to Phát Diệm Cathedral, in Kim Sơn District, Ninh Bình Province. This is a very successful trip that FVH has arranged a few times in the past. And we are delighted that the legendary Professor Lê Văn Lan is joining our tour to help lead and talk about the Cathedral complex. The Professor is a famous Vietnamese history Professor and one of the founding members of the Vietnamese Institute of History. Phát Diệm is located 121 km south of Hanoi and…
Find out more »HIWC Bazaar 2018
Come and meet us at this year's HIWC Charity Bazaar at Starlake, Tay Ho Sunday 18 November See you there.
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