A book entitled “Ho Chi Minh – A Chronicle” was presented to Germanreaders by its author, journalist Hellmut Kapfenberger, in Berlinrecently.
This was the fourth time the book hasbeen brought to the atttention of German readers since it was firstpublished in 2009. The event was jointly held by cadres who had workedat the Institute of Marxism-Leninism under the Socialist UnityParty of Germany and Solidarity Service International (SODI).
At the event, which attracted nearly 100 readers who were interestedin Vietnam , Hellmut summarised the biography of President Ho ChiMinh and read two chapters of the book.
He said thathe had tried to complete the book on the 119 th anniversary ofPresident Ho Chi Minh’s birthday and presented it to the German publicbefore it was translated into Vietnamese and published in Hanoi onthe occasion of the 120 th anniversary of the former President’sbirthday.
Journalist Hellmut Kapfenberger lived andworked in Vietnam as a correspondent of the Eastern German newsagency ADN and New Germany newspaper during 1970-73 and 1980-84.
With deep sentiments and respect towards President Ho Chi Minh he hadcollected documents and articles as well as met with Vietnamese Partyand State leaders and people to study about Uncle Ho with a desire towrite a book on the Vietnamese celebrity. His dream came true in 2009when “Ho Chi Minh – A Chronicle” was published in Germany by theNeues Leben Publishing House./.
This was the fourth time the book hasbeen brought to the atttention of German readers since it was firstpublished in 2009. The event was jointly held by cadres who had workedat the Institute of Marxism-Leninism under the Socialist UnityParty of Germany and Solidarity Service International (SODI).
At the event, which attracted nearly 100 readers who were interestedin Vietnam , Hellmut summarised the biography of President Ho ChiMinh and read two chapters of the book.
He said thathe had tried to complete the book on the 119 th anniversary ofPresident Ho Chi Minh’s birthday and presented it to the German publicbefore it was translated into Vietnamese and published in Hanoi onthe occasion of the 120 th anniversary of the former President’sbirthday.
Journalist Hellmut Kapfenberger lived andworked in Vietnam as a correspondent of the Eastern German newsagency ADN and New Germany newspaper during 1970-73 and 1980-84.
With deep sentiments and respect towards President Ho Chi Minh he hadcollected documents and articles as well as met with Vietnamese Partyand State leaders and people to study about Uncle Ho with a desire towrite a book on the Vietnamese celebrity. His dream came true in 2009when “Ho Chi Minh – A Chronicle” was published in Germany by theNeues Leben Publishing House./.
