2021 Anh Chàng Hobbit (Rin Mabuxa)

The Hobbit

Release Date: 2021-2022 (tbc)
Reader: Rin Mabuxa
Language: Vietnamese
Translator: Nguyễn Nam
Organization: Nhã Nam
ISBN: n/a
Duration: 11 hours 56 minutes
Unabridged: Yes
Country: Vietnam
Licenced: ?
Formats: Digital

The name Rin Mabuxa is quite familiar in the niche Vietnamese audio-drama and “book-reading” (truyện đọc) community and is an independent Vietnamese narrator known for a storytelling style.

This isn’t a retail product found on streaming services. Instead, it was released via YouTube and SoundCloud (around 2021–2022) as a serialized project.

The reading is belived to use the official and most popular Vietnamese translation by Nguyễn Nam, published by Nhã Nam (under the title Anh Chàng Hobbit). This translation is known for being quite whimsical and accessible, aimed at the “children’s classic” feel that Tolkien originally intended. In the Nhã Nam translation, the names are often kept close to the English phonetics but integrated into Vietnamese sentence structures.

Publishers in Vietnam (like Nhã Nam) have focused heavily on high-quality print editions with beautiful illustrations. Because the Vietnamese audiobook market is still catching up to the print market, they have not yet invested in a “celebrity” narrator for a 12-hour project. Independent narrators like Rin Mabuxa are currently the “bridge” for fans who want to hear the story in their native tongue.