A Story From Connla
Connla StokesStories from Hanoi and Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) by Connla Stokes, a resident of Vietnam since November, 1999.
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On Seeing the 100% Perfect Street One Beautiful April Morning
Fallen sấu leaves on Hanoi’s Trần Phú Street, April 2023.
“Lá rụng gợi một nỗi nhớ âm thầm của tuổi người.”
(Fallen leaves stir a quiet longing in people.)
—Ma Văn Kháng
ONCE, IN THE MIDDLE OF A DAYDREAM, I blurted: ‘Fan Ding Fung.’...
Pulling rank with pronouns
On the occasion of a ‘giỗ’ (death anniversary) in honour of my Hanoi-born son’s great auntie, two distant branches of a family tree once came together in Ho Chi Minh City to put the Vietnamese language’s strict conventions regarding pronoun...
Notes from the Field: Bia Hơi Spotting in Hanoi
“In this way you too, waiting day after day, will become a part of her. You too will nourish the city.”
—Gianfranco Calligarich, Last Summer in the City.
A quick one-item glossary
Bia hơi – literally “fresh beer”; depending on context,...
One Year Later: Falling for Saigon
“Because, you don’t have to live in Ho Chi Minh City for very long to realise how quickly things can change. It’s far from unusual to discover something you cherish has disappeared overnight, and where you can easily find yourself getting n...
What’s another year?
And life goes on: Saigon in 1976.
Chapter I
April 25, 1975
For weeks, the end has been inevitable. It is only a matter of time. Soon North Vietnamese forces will arrive and take control of the city. Well aware they are about to witn...
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Irish writer, editor, and longtime Vietnam resident. Writing about overlooked episodes in Saigon’s history and reflecting on life in Hanoi from 1999 to 2012. #history #saigon #hanoi
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