The new updated edition of “Perfect Spy X6” (Pham Xuan An) in Vietnamese language will be made public on September 4th in Ho Chi Minh City by Tri Viet (First News) Company, with the participation of its author Larry Berman.
The book, “Perfect Spy X6: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An; Reuters, Time, New York Herald Tribune Reporter & Vietnamese Strategic Intelligence General”, is translated by Do Hung.
According to Tri Viet Company, the Vietnamese version will be released ahead of the English version in the US and other European countries, and 6 years after the first debut of the book in Vietnam, “Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An, Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent”, which was published by the New Publishing House in October 2007.
In the updated book, Larry Berman adds more information about Pham Xuan An, which was revealed in his interview with the Vietnamese spy, various new images, interviews with the author himself and Pham Xuan An’s colleagues who were also journalists, and opinions of Pham Xuan An’s comrades.
Notably, the book also publicizes the letter to Larry Berman by Thu Nhan, Major General Pham Xuan An’s widow. In the letter, she wrote that due to her poor vision, it took her three days to read through the book. Those three days were full of love, tears and regret.
Nguyen Van Phuoc, Director of Tri Viet Company, held that in his talk with him, author Larry Berman, the honourable professor of the University of California and a dean of the University of Georgia, the US, said that his updated edition on Pham Xuan An came from his promise to the Vietnamese spy that all information relating to him would be made public in different periods after his death. The American professor hoped that what he has done will contribute to a more beautiful Vietnam and more fruitful Vietnam-US relationship.
As planned, Tri Viet Company will make a film series and a 120-minute celluloid film named Perfect Spy X6 under the copyright granted by Professor Larry Berman at the debut ceremony of the book.
Source: TT
Translated by Mai Huong