Ma Quỷ Dân Gian Ký is an illustration project by Duy Van, who conceptualizes the spirits and entities in our time-honored lore as colorful character illustrations.

Other countries have very specific portrayals of supernatural beings. Japan went as far as compiling an encyclopedia of yokai, their version of spirits, to document their names and distinct features,” he explains. “This helps inspire cinema, manga productions and contributes to the promotion of their culture to the rest of the world. Vietnam also possesses a similarly eclectic trove of native spirits, but our folk traditions are still not respected and capitalized on in an effective manner.

Motivated by that lack of recognition of Vietnamese culture, Duy Văn went ahead with Ma Quỷ Dân Gian Ký to encourage young people to discover more of their own spiritual and traditional heritage.

"The narratives I managed to collect mostly come from…ghost story-telling clips, forums, and even told by friends and family. I listened to a lot of different sources and synthesize the information into one final depiction"

This book would provide illustrations and information for readers.

You can find out more about the project at: https://www.facebook.com/maquydangianky

Order my book in ECOM Page: TIKI, SHOPEE, Linhlanbook.com with name" Ma Quỷ Dân Gian Ký" (only in Vietnam with native language). 

I hope you enjoy!