Hanoi cafe each many books were opened and many of them have closed. But there is a cafe in the road of enduring Au has existed for almost a decade. The owner of the shop, said Nguyen The Thanh, only a sixth grade education ... all. According to him, it will last at least a dozen years, since it was opened not for profit, but because of a shared love for books.

He The layout on the third floor reading room, a room at the family's church. Four surface is the price of the book. Most of them are literature, books on culture, science teacher. Absolutely not a decoration like the usual cafe. Even the tables and chairs for guests and old, timeless. Coffee shop is ranked last in the coffee shop in Hanoi of the decorative surface. And more strangely, though there are many of you, but after serving drinks, he usually leaves The reading room, leaving the entire bookstore for readers' enjoyment. "Books on the price the customers to find their favorite book.

Coffee shop name books, but called the space of Nguyen The City boss is the right of free coffee-coffee more. Because most visitors come here not to enjoy coffee, as not to waste space to enjoy clear, that people come because he holds many of you. The people came to him, because he rarely had a bartender - how enthusiastic librarian and story have such extensive knowledge. From the classics of Chinese literature, such as the: Shiji Sima Qian, the Three Kingdoms, Eastern Zhou paralyzed the country ..., until the European literary works such as War and Peace , she hunchback Notre Paris; Detective Pre-cyclone-day ... then back to Vietnam literature both medieval and modern ... Mr. List would remember every detail about the changes to the character of each piece. No reader is not surprising that "cheese" literature was just learning to live ... all sixth grade!

Mr Thanh Nhat Tan village boys that are born in a wealthy family. Historical upheavals caused his family distress. Ten years old, he left school to go to work to help their parents earn a livelihood. He never returned to the school roof again. But the desire to conquer knowledge never off of him. Father of his grandmother who loved reading. Capital is not the case, but the old lady is the brother literacy. She bought the book as small as the hand in the literary works, stories, Vietnam's Nom: Tale of Kieu, Supply plaintive song soak, soak government ... to make a pillow of the bed. The boy's birth, she remained her passion. She read books to him to hear. Then the busy home when she told him to read to her son, mother and daughter enjoy ...

Affliction of a "breakfast potatoes, cassava way" does not interfere with any of the passion grew over the years. Whatever you see or is he To find books to buy for it. All make charcoal and bike trishaw, Mr. Thanh gone through a miserable job, humiliation. Lo was hard to stomach. How to "feed" passionate harder books. There are those on the old bookstore, see his book like that, but then again the lack of money. His hard work, suffer, endure stomach to buy books, they are, but also how much the mouth to eat. The loss of his food, many sleepless nights. What if the other morning when I have enough money to buy the book, he took the book home to sell then what?

Workers back to work, to save, earned as. "One of the books that have tormented me most is the book" John swore "by Hoai tool. How many today do not sleep because of worry not buy that book. I've changed a gold fish tank neck of nepotism four gold price, which can be purchased at a po-hour bike to France to get the book. hold book Until then relieved, "he said. Life is more challenging than he thought. Another time, he lived in Tran Xuan Soan Street in narrow building with 20 m 2. Due to the cramped, damp, so the check book, the relationship broke lose two-thirds of the inheritance. He burned down that pile of tears. Finished burning, the painstakingly made from scratch.

Books for people knowledge, maturity of the people, help people live more humane. He concluded that Members of my life, even in the eyes of many, he is uneducated man. So, when accumulate a decent amount of books he thought how to share the beauty, the beauty of the book to everyone. In 2005, after careful thought, surveying many cafes - books, he decided to open Coffee model - books at home. As of now, both in cafe he had surveyed had closed long ago. In particular, there are shops open only correct mere two months. Many cafes - other books in Hanoi were opened in the past year. Many shops were closed. I asked why he was still "office" is.

Mr Thanh said: "If we take the economic target, I advise people not to open coffee - books. Moreover, if the opening of coffee - of which he did not enjoy books, you should not do.'s Easy defeat ". Thanh has about 4,000 books. In particular, there are about 400 ancient books (called collectors humanities), the book has the lowest age of about 70 years. There are books like Save Binh - Duong Le, Do Nuong Cross published in 1914 ... stories, or books about ca tru studies of French scholars of the 20th century ... For everyone, this may be numbers are not too large. And for him, it is the result of a lifetime.

Space policy - coffee will exist long anymore. Mr Thanh affirmed that. Because of his passion has been passed on to his youngest son, The Bach Nguyen. He Botanical now a well-known book collector and private collections. Day of the year is celebrated with many exciting events. Private bookshop - his coffee still simple like that. And he still plying the bartender brought the book to life.

Source: People Newspaper