Cool breezes

After his first collection of essays "Countryside of the Red River", this collection of stories affirms his maturity in storytelling techniques, emotional depth with vibrations raised from a heart passionate about life.

The book consists of 14 short stories that Nhat Chi Mai diligently wrote over the course of more than two years. She incorporates into her writings very real, hot slices of contemporary life.

Her stories are not new in subject matter but are attractive because of their flexible writing style; sometimes romantic and soaring, sometimes concise and coherent, containing gentle yet profound philosophies.

Respecting traditional writing style, the character system in Nhat Chi Mai's works are people close to us; the plot is situations that are very easy to encounter in real life. Those are family relationships, friendships, teachers and students.

The writer shows steadfastness from the way he tells the story to the climax and skillfully solves the problem. Each work is a simple story but always leaves many emotional after-effects.

The short stories “Nang dyed mau” and “Ngay gio bao qua” explore the family theme of the relationship between mother-in-law - daughter-in-law - stepchildren. This relationship has appeared a lot in literature, but Nhat Chi Mai still knows how to entice readers to follow each word, to feel the ups and downs of each character's feelings.

After all the twists and turns of life, the storms and difficulties, the truth still comes in the end, the lasting existence of human feelings. The ending is the image of a bright red flower like the color of the sun, lighting up the hope for a bright future for happiness.

Inheriting the success of her first collection of essays on rural topics, in this collection of stories, the picture of the Northern countryside appears through many of Nhat Chi Mai's works, demonstrating her deep understanding of rural culture and her immersion in the changes of her homeland.

“Red Sunlight”, “The Starfruit Tree by the Temple Gate”, “The Ancient Temple by the River” are pages of literature as lively as the breath of the countryside through each generation. There is a bit of nostalgia and regret for the rural cultural features that are gradually fading away, a bit of bewilderment and surprise at the changes of the village in the flow of urbanization, and also the suppressed sighs of the flaky fates in a life full of hardships. But above all is still the true belief in core values, in undeniable blood ties like an endless source of coolness.

The short story “Windy Sky” was given the title of the entire book as an artistic intention of the author. The main character of the story is Nga, a beautiful girl born in a very special situation. Many people in that situation are easily knocked down by the stormy traps, but Nga courageously overcame the adversities.

Life is vast and full of storms, but the good hearts and noble personalities of the main characters are affirmations of lasting feelings. The story is the clearest and most vivid proof of the noble function of true art: Guiding people towards truth, goodness, and beauty.

Writer Nhat Chi Mai still diligently leaves his footprints on the bumpy literary path. Like the cool breezes of human love that still gently blow away the tension and skepticism, each page contains a lasting belief in goodness, an affirmation of deep-rooted values in this vast life.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/nhung-ngon-gio-mat-lanh-716876.html