Young writer returns to the topic of roots

In the trend of young writers leaning towards market-oriented topics, there are many authors who choose to return to the topic of family and homeland. Each book is both a personal story and bears the mark of regional culture.

Author Thoong Danh Ke Chuyen interacts with readers at the launch of his work Muon Trong Xua Soi in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: BLUE BOOKS

Regional cultural imprints

Today, if possible, come home for dinner (Nguoi Viet Tre and Literature Publishing House) is the fourth book by author Thao Thao. In the book, she takes readers back to the Northern countryside, a childhood without internet, with busy harvest days, and folk games filled with laughter. Thao Thao's writings about family seem to speak for the feelings of many people - for many reasons, they forget that they still have a family behind them, to love and to return to.

Young writer Ny An (born in 1995) has recently appeared quite frequently with short stories. However, her first book is the essay collection Ganh nho ngang troi (Kim Dong Publishing House). The book is divided into 3 parts: The craving for fragrance and taste, Listening to the sound of waiting for people and Ganh nho ve que, like an invitation to bring readers back to Quang Nam. There is a rich culinary treasure with Nam O fish salad, broken rice paper, ginger-braised perch, oil cakes, fermented fish sauce... There is also the warm love of the homeland and people in every word, in every loving and caring gesture.

There are many other authors who are pursuing this topic such as Ha Mer with Where there is mother, there is home, Mother does not have dreams, There is someone waiting for rice; Doan Hang with Come home to eat a bowl of onion porridge, Sleep outside the dike; Thoong Danh Ke Chuyen (real name is Tong Due Uyen) with Muon trung xuan so... Family and homeland are the origin, the reason why this topic is easily interested and loved by readers.

Make a difference

Writing about Quang Nam, before Ny An, there were many authors such as Nguyen Nhat Anh with Thuong nho Tra Long, Nguoi Quang di an mi Quang, Suong khoi que nha; Kim Em with An de nho; Luu Binh with Com nha xu Quang… They were born and raised in Quang Nam, so they have many things in common, many stories about their childhood days that everyone in the countryside of Quang Nam has experienced; there are dishes that everyone has eaten such as le oc gac, do banh xeo, or make khoai cha…

“My book is not only about food, but also about many personal memories and stories that no one has mentioned. Each person has their own writing style, perspective, and feelings, even though they have experienced the same thing. Therefore, despite some pressure, I still write confidently. This book is first of all a reminder to not forget my roots, and secondly, I hope that readers will understand and love more the land located between the two ends of the country. Although it has suffered many natural disasters and hardships, the people always live resiliently, sincerely, and with love,” author Ny An expressed.

Among young authors writing about family and homeland, Lam is one of the special cases. Having tried his hand at the prose genre for young people, Lam suddenly changed direction with two books, Tron len nha to khoc and Thua ngoai con moi ve. Lam's simple poems and stories touched the hearts of readers, becoming long-time bestsellers. Recently, this author has released Than am flaming up (Skybooks and Dan Tri Publishing House), with 100 poems recalling childhood with "afternoons anchored in the wind and dew, wandering on the grassy slopes of the dike", especially the warm love of a grandmother.

Young authors today make good use of social media platforms to reach readers. A typical example is Lam, who owns social media platforms with a large number of followers such as Facebook (369,000 followers), Instagram (48,500 followers), TikTok (117,000 followers and 3.6 million likes). On these platforms, she regularly posts articles, poems in full or excerpts, accompanied by images that can be photos or drawings by herself. There are articles that reach more than 4,000 likes, even videos that reach 3 million likes. A similar case is the author Thoong Danh Ke Chuyen, whose personal page has more than 62,000 followers, TikTok has nearly 10,000 followers, and nearly 58,000 likes. This is the creative and unique way of doing things of young authors today. Thanks to that, publications reach a wide range of readers and contribute to increasing the number of books published.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/nguoi-viet-tre-quay-ve-de-tai-coi-nguon-post817446.html