Nguyễn Nhật Ánh

NguyÃ¡Â»Ân NhÃ¡ÂºÂt ÃÂnh (born May 7, 1955) is a Vietnamese author who writes for teenagers and adults. He also works as a teacher, poet and correspondent. His works include approximately 30 novels, 4 essays, 2 series and some collections of poems. He is regarded as one of Vietnam's most successful contemporary writers. His best-known series, KÃÂnh VÃ¡ÂºÂ¡n Hoa (Kaleidoscope), which contains 54 volumes, was adapted into a television series in 2005.

Biography

NguyÃ¡Â»Ân NhÃ¡ÂºÂt ÃÂnh was born on May 7, 1955, in QuÃ¡ÂºÂ£ng Nam province, Vietnam. At an early age, he attended TiÃ¡Â»Âu La, TrÃ¡ÂºÂ§n Cao VÃÂ¢n and Phan Chu Trinh schools. In 1973, he moved to SÃÂ i GÃÂ²n to pursue a teaching career. After graduating from Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University, he was a teacher and a member of the HÃ¡Â»Â ChÃÂ Minh Communist Youth Union. He has been working as a correspondent for SÃÂ i GÃÂ²n GiÃ¡ÂºÂ£i PhÃÂ³ng journal since 1986 and is responsible for the children's pages and novelette area. He is also a sport commentator on SÃÂ i GÃÂ²n GiÃ¡ÂºÂ£i PhÃÂ³ng (Liberated Saigon) under the pseudonym Chu ÃÂÃÂ¬nh NgÃ¡ÂºÂ¡n.

Writing career

His first poem was published in a newspaper, aged 13, and his debut poetry collection, ThÃÂ nh phÃ¡Â»Â thÃÂ¡ng tÃÂ° (City in April), in 1984. A year later his first prose work, TrÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âc vÃÂ²ng chung kÃ¡ÂºÂ¿t (Before the final) was published.

In 1990, he received the A-class Literature for Youth Prize for ChÃÂº bÃÂ© rÃ¡ÂºÂ¯c rÃ¡Â»Âi (The troubled boy). From 1995 to 2002, he finished his most well-known work KÃÂnh vÃ¡ÂºÂ¡n hoa (Kaleidoscope), a series including 45 volumes about 3 teenagers, their friendship and school life. The series became a critical and commercial success. In 1995, he was voted the most popular writer in 20 years (1975Ã¢ÂÂ1995) and the most notably talented individual in a poll held by TuÃ¡Â»Âi TrÃ¡ÂºÂ» Press. In May 2007, after five years hiatus, Nguyen Nhat Anh resumed KÃÂnh vÃ¡ÂºÂ¡n hoa in the newspaper Thanh NiÃÂªn in May 2007, containing nine fresh volumes. The last volume was published in 2010.

In 2007, he published Cho tÃÂ´i xin mÃ¡Â»Ât vÃÂ© ÃÂi tuÃ¡Â»Âi thÃÂ¡ (Give Me a Ticket Back to Childhood) which became the best-selling in the 5th HCMC book fair with over 15,000 copies sold out within 10 days. The book won him the S.E.A Award for Children's Writer in 2008.

In 2010, he published TÃÂ´i thÃ¡ÂºÂ¥y hoa vÃÂ ng trÃÂªn cÃ¡Â»Â xanh (Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass) which was a huge success in Vietnam, selling 130,000 copies in total. The novel was also adapted to movie of the same name by Victor Vu, released in 2015.

His latest work is Ra bÃ¡Â»Â suÃ¡Â»Âi ngÃ¡ÂºÂ¯m hoa kÃÂ¨n hÃ¡Â»Âng (Go to the stream to see the pink lilies), published in January 2022.

Written works

Series

KÃÂnh vÃ¡ÂºÂ¡n hoa (Kaleidoscope) (54 volumes and more)

Short stories

ThÃ¡ÂºÂ±ng quÃ¡Â»Â· nhÃ¡Â»Â (The little brat, 1990).
CÃÂ´ gÃÂ¡i ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¿n tÃ¡Â»Â« hÃÂ´m qua (The girl from yesterday, 1989).
Bong bÃÂ³ng lÃÂªn trÃ¡Â»Âi (Balloons in the Sky, 1991).
PhÃÂ²ng trÃ¡Â»Â 3 nguÃ¡Â»Âi (Rent room for three, 1990).
QuÃÂ¡n gÃÂ² ÃÂi lÃÂªn (Up from the Inn, 1999)
ThiÃÂªn thÃ¡ÂºÂ§n nhÃ¡Â»Â cÃ¡Â»Â§a tÃÂ´i (My little angel, 1990).
HÃ¡ÂºÂ¡ ÃÂÃ¡Â»Â (Red summer, 1991).
BÃÂ n cÃÂ³ nÃÂm chÃ¡Â»Â ngÃ¡Â»Âi (Table with five seats, 1987).
CÃÂ²n chÃÂºt gÃÂ¬ ÃÂÃ¡Â»Â nhÃ¡Â»Â (What's left to remember, 1988).
NhÃ¡Â»Â¯ng chÃÂ ng trai xÃ¡ÂºÂ¥u tÃÂnh (Unkind guys, 1993).
MÃ¡ÂºÂ¯t biÃ¡ÂºÂ¿c (Celestial eyes, 1990; movie adaptation in 2019).
NÃ¡Â»Â¯ sinh (Schoolgirls, 1989).
BÃ¡Â»Â cÃÂ¢u khÃÂ´ng ÃÂÃÂ°a thÃÂ° (The dove that doesn't bring you letters, 1993)