Writer Do Kim Cuong passed away

Many writers and poets expressed their condolences to writer Do Kim Cuong, a gentle man, a 'sincere and passionate literary official', a soldier with 'humane and profound writings'.

Writer Do Kim Cuong - Photo: MINH TRI

According to Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Association, writer Do Kim Cuong passed away this morning, October 23rd, in Hanoi .

Do Kim Cuong: A gentle man in life, fierce in literature.

On his personal page, Mr. Thieu expressed his respect for the writer and soldier Do Kim Cuong. According to Mr. Thieu, if one does not read what Do Kim Cuong writes, one would think that he is a person who always lives in peace and does not want to touch anyone or anything on the 74-year path of his life.

But in his writings, he was a soldier. He poured all his ferocity into his writing.

"He wrote to combat human forgetfulness and indifference, to fight against the falsehoods and wickedness that are increasingly being openly displayed without any shame in life," Mr. Thieu shared.

The Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Association listed the "unforgettable" works of writer Do Kim Cuong: The Woman Walking in the Rain (1987), Half a Crescent Moon, Half a Company (1988), The Two Remaining (1989), The Valley of Death (1990), The Wilderness (1991), The Dreamy Sky (1993), Love Story at the Sea, The Dark Backyard (1993), Confessions of a Forest Ranger (1996), Border (1996), White Sand (1997), Night of the Drought (1999), The Deformed Man (2000), The Leader of the To River Region (2001).

Poet and screenwriter Nguyen Thi Hong Ngat remembers Do Kim Cuong as a gentle and kind person. Many colleagues share the same impression of the soldier-writer Do Kim Cuong.

Devoted to culture and arts

Writer Tran Dung - chairman of the provisional branch of the Vietnam Writers Association in Vinh Long province - still remembers the great contributions of Do Kim Cuong in his role as a "literary official".

Mr. Dung wrote: "Together with poet Huu Thinh and writer Tung Dien, he (Do Kim Cuong - PV) wholeheartedly devoted himself to strengthening local cultural and artistic associations and movements."

Writer Do Kim Cuong (born in 1951), originally from Thai Binh (now Hung Yen), is a writer who grew up in the revolutionary literary environment and possesses enduring writing talent.

He enlisted in 1968 and fought in the Spring 1968 and Spring 1972 campaigns and the Ho Chi Minh campaign in 1975.

In 1976, he changed majors, studying at Hue University of Education, and later became a lecturer in the Literature Department at Nha Trang College of Education.

He held many important positions in the field of culture and arts: former Secretary of the Party Committee, Vice President of the Khanh Hoa Literature and Arts Association - Editor-in-Chief of Nha Trang Magazine, former Director of the Department of Culture and Arts, Central Committee for Ideology and Culture (now the Central Committee for Propaganda and Mass Mobilization).

In his later years, the writer lived in Hanoi and worked at the Vietnam Union of Literary and Artistic Associations and the Central Council for Literary and Artistic Criticism.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nha-van-do-kim-cuong-qua-doi-20251023181827724.htm