80 words which are so many stories which tell Vietnam and which, in addition to the roots of the words and their resonance in the hearts of the women and men who use them, evoke the link special relationship that the author has with Vietnam, its people and their language. Anna Moï is of Vietnamese origin. She lived her entire childhood in the country, then moved married to a Frenchman, traveled the world, resettled for a few years in Vietnam before returning to France. It therefore has a profoundly Vietnamese culture and at the same time time is no longer quite Vietnam and takes a look both tender and ironic on the history and traditions of his country of origin. In small, vividly sketched paintings, often ending with an amusing punchline, it evokes linguistic particularities, people, flora, fauna.