''Ticket to Childhood'' (Vietnamese: ''Cho tôi xin một vé đi tuổi thơ'', literally "Please Give me a ticket to Childhood") is a 2008
novella
A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most novelettes and short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) ...
by
Nguyễn Nhật Ánh
Nguyễn Nhật Ánh (born May 7, 1955) is a Vietnamese author who writes for teenagers and adults. He also works as a teacher, poet and correspondent. His works include approximately 30 novels, 4 essays, 2 series and some collections of poems. ...
. With this novella, Nguyễn Nhật Ánh was awarded
S.E.A. Write Award
The S.E.A. Write Award, or Southeast Asian Writers Award, is an award that is presented annually since 1979 to poets and writers of Southeast Asia.
The awards are given to the writers from each of the countries comprised in the Association of S ...
in 2010.
The English translation by William Naythons was published by
The Overlook Press
The Overlook Press is an American publishing house based in New York, New York which considers itself "a home for distinguished books that had been 'overlooked' by larger houses".
History and operations
The Overlook Press was formed in 1971 by ...
in 2014.
References
External links
Nguyễn Nhật Ánh with ''Cho tôi xin một vé đi tuổi thơ''Children’s writer wins SEA Writer Award
Cho tôi xin một vé đi tuổi thơ ''(Special Edition)''at Tre Publishing House
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Short stories by Nguyễn Nhật Ánh
Vietnamese short stories
2008 short stories
The Overlook Press books