The Kingfisher Story Collection

By Quan-Hoang Vuong

(Sixth edition with new stories)

This edition adds two new stories and several photos to make the reading experience more pleasant. Wild Wise Weird now has 47 stories featuring the Bird Village and its central protagonist character, Kingfisher. This quirky and eccentric bird helps unveil corners of the Village, simultaneously exciting and unnerving many of its residents. As laws of physics transcend this remote community, a typical resident can be both peace-loving and war-mongering at the same time, the same way as Kingfisher discusses the philosophy of life with the fish inside his beak

Vivid as it is, and will ever be, welcome to the village of strange birds.

This collection of satirical fables has received numerous reviews and comments from its readers, far more than previously expected. These reviews have, to a large extent, encouraged me to write new stories when and where possible.

Hanoi, May 16, 2025.
Quan-Hoang Vuong

(Sixth edition with new stories)

This edition adds two new stories and several photos to make the reading experience more pleasant. Wild Wise Weird now has 47 stories featuring the Bird Village and its central protagonist character, Kingfisher. This quirky and eccentric bird helps unveil corners of the Village, simultaneously exciting and unnerving many of its residents. As laws of physics transcend this remote community, a typical resident can be both peace-loving and war-mongering at the same time, the same way as Kingfisher discusses the philosophy of life with the fish inside his beak

Vivid as it is, and will ever be, welcome to the village of strange birds.
This collection of satirical fables has received numerous reviews and comments from its readers, far more than previously expected. These reviews have, to a large extent, encouraged me to write new stories when and where possible.

Hanoi, May 16, 2025.
Quan-Hoang Vuong

(Third edition with additions)

This is a collection of short stories centering around the protagonist character, Kingfisher, originally written in Vietnamese by myself.

The book aims to introduce international readers to snippets of Vietnamese culture through the ordinary yet humorous life of the bird village.

The first 15 of these short stories were published in the Khoảng Lặng (Quiet Moment) column of the Vietnamese magazine Kinh Tế v Dự B o (Economy and Forecast Review) from 2017 to 2019.

However, this is the first time that the collection of all the Kingfisher stories has been published in its entirety, covering stories that have not been published elsewhere, including new stories written during 2023-2024.

The stories of Kingfisher are full of humor and satire while also deep in social commentary. I hope that the book brings readers joy and some food for thought, for beyond satire is genuine contemplation of the humanistic values in our lives.

Hanoi, August 21, 2024

(Incld. Artworks by Bui Quang Khiem and Dam Thi Thu Ha)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BFV9L58W
• ISBN13: 9798353946595
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"