Emotional turmoil about current events

Teacher Truong Quang De is a scholar, an erudite and multi-talented teacher. Also because he “suddenly got lost in literature”, he has many outstanding studies on language, poetry, literature and composition, in both French and Vietnamese; among these, Bang khuan cam chuoc ve thoi cuoc is the latest book.

Teacher Truong Quang De is a scholar, an erudite and multi-talented teacher. He taught mathematics for many years, then was sent to Africa as aneducational expert for a while. With years of studying and researching in France, exposed to many European cultures, he became a teacher who trained many French teachers and was the editor of French textbooks for high schools, and a campaigner for the establishment of French language centers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City...

He is also the translator of many famous French literary, theoretical and philosophical works to introduce to Vietnamese readers. Also because of "suddenly lost in literature", he has many unique studies on language, poetry, literature and composition, in both French and Vietnamese; among these, "Bang khuang cam chuc ve thoi cuoc" is the latest book, published by Van hoa van nghe Publishing House in July 2020.

He humbly said about his latest book: “In this book, readers will find the feelings about the times of a very ordinary person who is always troubled by personal thoughts. Through this book, the author wants to find sympathy from friends everywhere, and through that, find the feelings of friends for the author personally. The author thinks that he is fortunate to live in an era with many historical events, an era where everything is clearly shown, such as courage, patriotism... next to intelligence and missed opportunities. Of course, these are just personal feelings, but their value lies in being a reference document for one voice among countless other voices of the people towards the fate of their beloved country.”

Author Truong Quang De signing books

Reading Truong Quang De, readers feel much more than what the author has said. The author's thoughts on culture, education, society, current events... not only make us "worried", but also bring readers many emotions and thoughts, and torment. From eternal issues of the nation, such as "National spirit", "Which education opens the way to science ", "What factors create development"..., to extremely topical issues such as "Thoughts during the Covid-19 pandemic" or "What will the world be like after the Covid-19 pandemic?"...

Another very special thing is that because the author has been a teacher for many years, focusing on researching and disseminating the Vietnamese and French languages, what he writes is like a language handbook for teachers and students in high schools and universities. Some of the articles include: "How is the national language phonetic script?", "Social and linguistic nuances in spelling and naming letters", "Some thoughts on standard Vietnamese pronunciation", "Finding a stable regulation for Vietnamese language and Vietnamese culture"...

As a writer, I am honestly interested in the portraits of teachers or writers - artists that author Truong Quang De wrote through this book. It must be said that the portraits of teachers Van Nhu Cuong, Nguyen Duc Kien, Cao Xuan Hao..., or artists such as Tan Nhan, Hoang Ngoc Bien, Nguyen Nhat Anh,... written by teacher Truong Quang De are extremely good, with many new materials and strong emotions. It makes the soul of a knowledgeable teacher, very emotional and also very artistic, generous with life sparkle. It is this portrait writing that contributes to the great appeal of the book, of the erudite intellectual Truong Quang De.

Dr. Bui Manh Hung (HCMC University of Education) wrote about teacher Truong Quang De: “He is indeed a rare phenomenon, passionate and multi-talented. However, many people love and respect him first of all because of his personality, which was nurtured by a family of patriotic intellectuals. He is knowledgeable, knowledgeable, talented, but humble, and has an objective, fair, sober and humane view of people and current events.”

This year he turns 88. Behind him is a huge career, of a scholar who has spent his life as a teacher, researcher and writer. He writes in both French and Vietnamese, both fluently and with the same tight style. He has taught in Asia, Africa and Europe. To this day, he continues to look forward, continues to write and becomes more and more profound...

Most recently, the Vietnamese Women's Publishing House has released the book "Wandering Feelings About Times II" by author Truong Quang De. This new book includes 65 articles, of which 63 are by the author, and one by writer Nguyen Khac Phe, commenting on "Wandering Feelings About Times I". Like the previous time, the articles also mention the author's thoughts on all aspects of ordinary life, intellectual life and emotions.

As the preface of the book makes clear, readers of many different generations can find what they are interested in in the book. The generation of the author's age will feel that the author speaks for them about many life stories. The next generations can find the author's thoughts on historical issues, psychological issues, and scientific issues. In particular, this new book outlines some of the author's relatives. Some articles on old songs may interest many people...

Phuong Hoa (According to ggp.org.vn)

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