Mr. Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Association, said that writer Nguyen Khac Truong, author of the novel " Land of Many People and Many Ghosts ", passed away at his home today (October 2), at the age of 79.
Writer Nguyen Khac Truong
PHOTO: TL BY MR. NGUYEN QUANG THIEU
Writer Nguyen Khac Truong was born in 1946 in Dong Hy, Thai Nguyen . He graduated from Nguyen Du Writing School and then worked at the Army Literature Magazine. He became a member of the Vietnam Writers Association in 1982. He also worked as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Literature Newspaper, then became Deputy Director of the Writers Association Publishing House until his retirement.
The Land of Many People and Many Ghosts is a typical work of writer Nguyen Khac Truong. This work was adapted into a TV series by director Nguyen Huu Phan, Land and People , released to the public in 2002.
Mr. Nguyen Quang Thieu commented: " The Land of Many People and Many Ghosts is a work that has been nailed into contemporary Vietnamese literature. What he wrote in this work is like a prophecy about the world we live in. A world where people and ghosts are mixed together. Ghosts appear in places we never thought of."
Images in the movie Land and People
According to Mr. Nguyen Quang Thieu, Mr. Nguyen Khac Truong lives simply and honestly. "People cannot find flowery, trite words in his daily life. Right and wrong, good and bad are always clear in him. Many times, he is like a big rock that is difficult for anyone to shake. He is a talented and personable writer that I always respect," Mr. Thieu shared.
With the work "Land of Many People and Many Ghosts" , Mr. Nguyen Khac Truong won the Vietnam Writers Association Award in 1991 and the State Prize for Literature and Arts in 2000.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nha-van-nguyen-khac-truong-cua-manh-dat-lam-nguoi-nhieu-ma-qua-doi-185241002145603096.htm
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