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Truyện Kiều

The Tale of Kiều

Nguyễn Du's Tale of Kiều, the masterpiece of Vietnamese literature, retold in fresh graded prose. Gifted and beautiful, Thúy Kiều gives up her first love and sells herself to save her father — the start of fifteen years of betrayal, courage and survival, from a lonely tower to a rebel hero's side and back to the man who never stopped searching for her. Eighteen chapters that carry you from A2 to B1.

A2–B1 18 chapters 5,671 words Pro
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Chapters

  1. Chương 1: Tiết Thanh minhread online
  2. Chương 2: Chàng thư sinhChapter 2: The Young Scholar
  3. Chương 3: Cây thoa vàngChapter 3: The Gold Hairpin
  4. Chương 4: Lời thề dưới trăngChapter 4: The Vow Under the Moon
  5. Chương 5: Bán mình chuộc chaChapter 5: Selling Herself to Ransom Her Father
  6. Chương 6: Trao duyênChapter 6: Handing On Her Love
  7. Chương 7: Lầu xanhChapter 7: The House of Ill Repute
  8. Chương 8: Lầu Ngưng BíchChapter 8: The Ngưng Bích Tower
  9. Chương 9: Sở KhanhChapter 9: Sở Khanh
  10. Chương 10: Thúc SinhChapter 10: Thúc Sinh
  11. Chương 11: Hoạn ThưChapter 11: Hoạn Thư
  12. Chương 12: Chuông vàng, khánh bạcChapter 12: The Gold Bell and the Silver Chime
  13. Chương 13: Từ HảiChapter 13: Từ Hải
  14. Chương 14: Báo ân, báo oánChapter 14: Repaying Kindness, Repaying Wrong
  15. Chương 15: Lời khuyênChapter 15: Words of Advice
  16. Chương 16: Từ Hải chết đứngChapter 16: Từ Hải Dies Standing
  17. Chương 17: Sông Tiền ĐườngChapter 17: The Tiền Đường River
  18. Chương 18: Đoàn tụChapter 18: Reunion
What level is The Tale of Kiều in Vietnamese?

It starts at A2 and climbs gradually to B1. Each chapter introduces a little new vocabulary, so you're always reading just above your comfort zone.

How long is it?

18 chapters and about 5,700 words in total, using roughly 800 different word forms.

Is it free?

It's part of ReadNative Pro. The first chapter is free to read here. The first book in every language is free.

Does it have audio?

Not yet. You can read it with tap-to-translate and sentence translations; narration is currently available on the Chinese books.

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