The Exhaustion of Sadness and Beauty

It is called special because Silent in the Deep is the novel that left a strong impression on her, and was made into a 32-episode TV series by director Bui Duy Phuc in 2017. The short story collection Spring Flowers in the Spring Wind includes works that have mostly never been published in newspapers, and in the 19 stories there are stories she wrote about Hanoi .

Writer Do Bich Thuy and two recently published works (published by the Writers' Association and Lien Viet Publishing House, 2024)

Sophisticated flavor

Do Bich Thuy currently holds the rank of lieutenant colonel and works at the Army Literature Magazine. Perhaps when mentioning her, readers and movie lovers cannot help but remember the work The Jew's Harp Behind the Stone Fence, which was later made into a movie, The Story of Pao , which won the Golden Kite Award in 2005. It can be said that from Do Bich Thuy's works, the mountainous borderland of Ha Giang seems to be closer to the public. Her literature is always attached to the land that gave birth to and raised her, giving her a deep nostalgia that turns into words that captivate readers. In fact, throughout her literary journey, the beautiful landscapes of Ha Giang appear clearly through each work, whether it is a novel, short story or essay. Endless green, strong mountain winds, and bustling festivals. Readers feel a Do Bich Thuy devoted to her homeland, villages and people of this land.

However, Do Bich Thuy's literature has left a deep sadness in the hearts of readers about the fate of women in the vast mountains and forests and the old customs of the ethnic groups living on these highlands. Until now, few people have written about the mountains and forests of the Northwest region as beautifully and sadly as she has. On the beautiful and alluring landscape is a splendid sadness. The fate of women in the lives of the Dao, Tay, and H'Mong ethnic groups makes readers feel sad, even after closing the last page of the book.

Writer Do Bich Thuy with her two new publications

With this reprint, Lang Yen Dau Au is carefully and eye-catchingly taken care of through the art and illustration of artist Le Thiet Cuong. The story of the stolen lives in the vast mountains and forests still haunts the readers' minds. Sua, Phong, Vu and the child all bring readers intense emotions of love and pain. The special feature of this reprint is that Do Bich Thuy has printed additional readers' comments about the novel as well as images of the film crew when they came to Ha Giang to make the TV series Lang Yen Dau Au Au . The smooth paper, beautiful art combined with valuable materials have made the novel more attractive to readers in this reprint, proving Do Bich Thuy's sophistication in knowing how to renew an old book.

The deepest sorrow of a woman

When reading the last short story in the collection Spring Flowers in the Spring Wind , I wondered if Do Bich Thuy had any intention when arranging the short stories in the work in order? Because as a guide of emotions, from the first short story as the title of the book to the last story called Beautiful Woman , Do Bich Thuy goes from small details to create great contemplation in the story of family, love full of twists and turns, instability. Then, one by one, going through sadness, joy to reach the path of peace and serenity with the fate of women in the vast human world. It seems that all the pain of the characters is beauty, and beauty always carries a sad fate. Sadness penetrates every corner to create a pain that reverberates in the reader. Sometimes, just a moment of happiness to meet love, people spend their whole life to reflect; I am sure that readers will enjoy My Love in the sympathetic ending of the young couple.

Do Bich Thuy also makes readers admire her talent for observation and storytelling in the urban theme. Small alleys with all kinds of people appear through the continuous compression of small stories. It is as if she is sitting right in some alley, leisurely with a cup of hot tea and whispering about the trivial things of the capital. Flipping through and then flipping back, her stories always surprise people. Then discovering that good stories and life, in fact, are still a period of life where a shining heart of kindness will help the worldly path be peaceful. The short story The Mother-of-Pearl Box is a short story that fully demonstrates her thoughtful writing style.

The lives of women in Do Bich Thuy's stories are always pushed to the limit so that they themselves must choose their own path in life on the journey to the end of this ephemeral world. How to go, how to live, no one else but the woman must choose for herself. Once again, the femininity in Do Bich Thuy's literature affirms a special literary color of hers. Whether in the Northwest mountains or the alleys of the city, women always represent sadness, and above all, beauty.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/su-kiet-cung-cua-noi-buon-va-cai-dep-185241129231159487.htm