Ba'o Te^'t VN: Va(n minh bi`a sa'ch

[AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>]

  Va(n minh bi`a sa'ch
  
   Mo^.t ngu+o+`i ba.n no'i vo+'i to^i - ddu'ng la` "gia^`u vi` ba.n, sang vi` vo+.". Ne^'u su+.
   nghie^.p cu?a mi`nh la` mo^.t quye^?n sa'ch thi` vo+. mi`nh la` ca'i bi`a sa'ch. Bi`a
   sa'ch dde.p thi` la`m sang cho ca? quye^?n sa'ch". To^i ca`ng nga^~m, ca`ng tha^'y su+.
   so sa'nh na`y tha^.t ddo^.c dda'o. Ne^'u con ngu+o+`i dda~ co' mo^.t va(n minh "vo+." thi`
   sa'ch cu~ng dda~ co' mo^.t va(n minh bi`a sa'ch - Mu`a xua^n, giu+~a ru+o+.u va` hoa, ta
   thu+? la.m ba`n mo^.t chu't.
   
   La.i tu+` mo^.t phi'a kha'c, tha^'y bi`a sa'ch nhu+ trang phu.c cu?a quye^?n sa'ch. Va`
   trang phu.c cu~ng dda~ co' mo^.t va(n minh cu?a no'. Trang phu.c thay ddo^?i kie^?u
   mo^'t theo tu+`ng tho+`i, thi` bi`a sa'ch cu~ng theo tu+`ng tho+`i ma` co' kie^?u mo^'t
   cu?a no'. Cu~ng la` cuo^'n truye^.n kie^`u cu?a cu. To^' Nhu+, nhu+ng cuo^'n "Kie^`u" nga`y
   dda^`u the^' ky? (in o+? Ha`ng Gai) cho dde^'n nay, dda~ bie^'t bao la^`n "Kie^`u" ddu+o+.c
   ta'i ba?n, song dda~ co' la^`n na`o bi`a "Kie^`u" gio^'ng la^`n na`o.
   
   Ne^'u sa'ch ga('n vo+'i ngu+o+`i vie^'t sa'ch thi` bi`a sa'ch ga('n vo+'i ho.a si~. Ca'i mo^'i
   quan he^. giu+~a ngu+o+`i vie^'t sa'ch ddo.ng la.i o+? hi`nh thu+'c, bi`a sa'ch. Ho.a si~
   la`m bi`a sa'ch kho^ng pha?i la` sa'ng ta.o ra mo^.t ca'i gi` mi`nh tu+. nghi~ ra, ma`
   sa'ng ta.o, ma` nghi~ tu+` no^.i dung cu?a cuo^'n sa'ch. Trong the^' ky? 20 na`y, tu+`
   khi co' cuo^'n sa'ch dda^`u tie^n in ba(`ng chu+~ Quo^'c ngu+~, bi`a sa'ch dda~ ga('n vo+'i
   ca'c the^' he^. ho.a si~. Nhu+~ng ba^.c cao nie^n ho^.i ho.a nhu+ Nguye^~n Gia Tri',
   Nguye^~n Tu+o+`ng La^n, To^ Ngo.c Va^n, Tra^`n Va(n Ca^?n dda~ tu+`ng la` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ta.o
   mo^'t dda^`u tie^n cho trang phu.c sa'ch, cho bi`a sa'ch. Sau ddo' la` dde^'n ca'c ho.a
   si~ lo+'p ke^' tie^'p nhu+ Nguye^~n Sa'ng, Nguye^~n Tu+ Nghie^m, Du+o+ng Bi'ch Lie^n...
   DDa(.c bie^.t o+? the^' he^. na`y, ca'c ho.a si~ nhu+ Bu`i Xua^n Pha'i, Va(n Cao, Sy~ Ngo.c
   v.v... dda~ ta.o ra mo^.t a^'n tu+o+.ng ma.nh cho va(n minh bi`a sa'ch. Hi`nh nhu+ tu+`
   bi`a sa'ch cu?a ca'c o^ng, ngu+o+`i ddo.c sa'ch mo+'i a` le^n mo^.t tie^'ng ra(`ng, thi` ra
   co' mo^.t thu+' va(n minh ma` dde^'n ba^y gio+` ta mo+'i bie^'t - ddo' la` "va(n minh bi`a
   sa'ch". Cu~ng chi'nh nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i na`y dda~ ghi dda^.m da^'u a^'n cho tranh minh
   ho.a, tranh phu. ba?n o+? ca'c cuo^'n sa'ch.
   
   Vie^.c tho^'ng ke^ ra nhu+~ng bi`a sa'ch dde.p ddo^'i vo+'i ca'c ca' nha^n tre^n la` kho^ng
   ca^`n thie^'t. Xin ngu+o+`i ddo.c cu+' tu+. la^`n ti`m la.i ma` kie^?m chu+'ng. Sau ddo' la.i
   dde^'n tho+`i cu?a nhu+~ng Le^ Huy Ho`a, Tra^`n Lu+u Ha^.u v.v... No^?i le^n cu`ng tho+`i
   to^i la` mo^.t ho.a si~ dda~ qua' co^' - anh Hoa`ng Hu+~u. Bi`a sa'ch Hoa`ng Hu+~u no^?i
   tie^'ng nhu+ ba`i tho+ "Hai nu+?a va^`ng tra(ng" cu?a anh. Cu`ng tho+`i na`y, o+? mie^`n
   Nam cu~ng kho^ng the^? na`o que^n nhu+~ng te^n tuo^?i nhu+: DDinh Cu+o+`ng, Hoa`ng Ngo.c
   Bie^n v.v... Co`n dde^'n ba^y gio+` la` tho+`i ky` cu?a nhu+~ng Tha`nh Chu+o+ng, Hoa`ng
   Ho^`ng Ca^?m, Pha.m Quang Vinh, Vie^.t Ha?i (mo^.t ho.a si~ tre? o+? Sa`i Go`n chu+'
   kho^ng pha?i ba'c Vie^.t Ha?i, "xe^'p" cu?a gallery Ha`ng Khay)v.v...
   
   Tuy nhie^n, nhi`n la.i sa'ch Vie^.t Nam, ty? le^. bi`a xa^'u la.i la` dda so^' so vo+'i
   nhu+~ng bi`a dde.p. Co' mo^.t tho+`i, ty? le^. na`y bie^?u hie^.n su+. chu+a nha^.n thu+'c ddu'ng
   ve^` bi`a sa'ch. Co`n ho^m nay, thi` ty? le^. na`y la.i pha?n a?nh trung thu+.c mo^.t
   tho+`i ky` ho^~n loa.n - tho+`i ky` thu+o+ng ma.i ho'a cu?a nhu+~ng loa.i sa'ch re? tie^`n.
   Chu+a bao gio+` tha^?m my~ bi`a sa'ch la.i lo^' bi.ch va` nha(ng nho^' nhu+ ho^m nay.
   Ca'c ho.a si~ co' na(ng lu+.c la`m bi`a sa'ch thi` la.i kho^ng co' nhie^`u tho+`i gian,
   kho^ng ddu+o+.c dda(.t la`m bi`a mo^.t ca'ch nghie^m tu'c. Kho^ng bie^'t co+ man na`o la`
   sa'ch do chi'nh ca'c dda^`u na^.u ca('t da'n ca'c hi`nh a?nh ga'n ghe'p va`o bi`a. Hi`nh
   nhu+ dda~ co' vu. kie^.n cu?a mo^.t gia ddi`nh co^ ga'i con nha` la`nh na`o ddo' ve^` vie^.c
   ddu+a a?nh cu?a co^ va`o bi`a mo^.t cuo^'n sa'ch ma` nha^n va^.t chi'nh cu?a no' la.i la`
   mo^.t co^ ga'i giang ho^`.
   
   Ne^'u tro+? la.i so sa'nh ban dda^`u thi` qua? tha^.t la` ddau kho^? cho ca'c ba` vo+., vi`
   bi`a sa'ch ba^y gio+` dda^u co' la`m sang cho ca'c cuo^'n sa'ch. No' chi? khe^u go+.i
   tru+o+'c ma('t ngu+o+`i mua dde^? dda.t ddu+o+.c hie^.u qua? thu+o+ng ma.i. Chi'nh tu+` y' ddo^`
   thu+o+ng ma.i, ngay ca? te^n sa'ch cu~ng bi. thay ddo^?i theo dde^? co' the^? ga^y a^'n
   tu+o+.ng ma.nh tru+o+'c ma('t ngu+o+`i mua.
   
   To^i vu+`a ddo.c ho^`i ky' "Ta dda~ la`m chi ddo+`i ta" cu?a thi si~ Vu~ Hoa`ng Chu+o+ng.
   Tha^.t ca?m ddo^.ng khi o^ng ghi la.i nhu+~ng ky? nie^.m vo+'i danh ho.a To^ Ngo.c Va^n -
   ngu+o+`i la`m bi`a cho ta^.p tho+ dda^`u tie^n cu?a o^ng. O^ng Chu+o+ng vie^'t: "Ma^y (ta^.p
   tho+ dda^`u tie^n cu?a Vu~ Hoa`ng Chu+o+ng la` ta^.p tho+ "Ma^y") vo+'i Va^n co' duye^n
   vo+'i nhau tu+` ca'i tho+`i xa xu+a chu+~ Nho ga(.p tie^'ng Vie^.t. Cho ne^n lo+`i go.i
   pha't xua^'t tu+` ca^y bu't cu?a nha` danh ho.a kia dda~ ddu+o+.c dda'm ma^y - giang ho^`
   hu+o+?ng u+'ng, ba(`ng lo`ng tu+. thu nho? la.i trong mo^.t ca'i ba^`u ru+o+.u, xuo^'ng na(`m
   ba^'t tu+? ngay tre^n bi`a sa'ch cu?a Hoa`ng (tu+'c la` Vu~ Hoa`ng Chu+o+ng - N.T.K)
   Ba^`u ru+o+.u va` dda'm ma^y dde^`u ma`u na^u, bi`a sa'ch thi` ma`u va`ng ru+.c ro+~, trong
   khi nhu+~ng chu+~ nha` in sa('p te^n ta'c gia? va` ta'c pha^?m thi` in ba(`ng mu+.c dden
   tre^n mo^.t ca'i ne^`n nho? hi`nh vuo^ng, cu~ng ma`u na^u va` dda(.t o+? khoa?ng tre^n,
   bo^'n phi'a la.i ddo'ng khung dden, gio^'ng nhu+ khung a?nh.
   
   Tha^.t dda'ng ki'nh tro.ng ca'i ti`nh tra^n tro.ng cu?a o^ng Chu+o+ng va` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i
   tho+. in da`nh cho danh ho.a To^ Ngo.c Va^n vo+'i tu+ ca'ch mo^.t ho.a si~ la`m bi`a
   sa'ch. Than o^i! Ca'i ti`nh tra^n tro.ng na`y dde^'n ba^y gio+` kho^ng bie^'t co' co`n
   kho^ng? Hy vo.ng la` va^~n co`n i't nha^'t o+? mo^.t so^' ngu+o+`i vie^'t sa'ch cha^n chi'nh
   va` o+? nhu+~ng nha` in co' tu+ ca'ch.
   
   Ma~i ma~i bao gio+` bi`a sa'ch cu~ng pha?i ddu? tha^?m my~ nhu+ mo^.t ky? nie^.m dde.p giu+~a
   ngu+o+`i vie^'t sa'ch, ho.a si~ va` nha` in. DDo' la` va(n minh bi`a sa'ch. DDo' la`
   ngu+o+`i vo+. sang tro.ng cu?a cuo^'n sa'ch do cuo^.c "ti`nh duye^n" giu+~a ho.a si~ va`
   nha` in sinh ra. Mu`a xua^n, nhi`n nhu+~ng ga'y sa'ch mo+'i tre^n gia' sa'ch, bie^'t
   o+? dda^'y co' mo^.t to^? a^'m - mo^.t va(n minh bi`a sa'ch.
   
   Nguye^~n Thu.y Kha