Lê Khải Việt (born 1983) is the author of two short story collections "Chuyến Bay Tháng Ba" ("March Flight") and "Khi Trẻ Người Ta Nghĩ Khác" ("We thought differently when we were young"). His short story "Bí ân câu chuyện ở thung lũng" ("The Mystery of the Forest") was featured in Zzz Review’s "New Writing 2023," an issue dedicated to new and bright voices in Vietnamese contemporary literature. He also teaches business law at Saigon University of Technology in a joint program with Troy University (Alabama). His main job is working as head of the rights department at Phương Nam Book Company.

TRANSLATION

You and I on the Motorbike

By Lê KHảI VIệT

Translated from Vietnamese by Phương Anh