Hàn Mặc Tử

Hàn Mặc Tử

Hàn Mặc Tử (born September 22, 1912 as Nguyễn Trọng Trí in the province of Quảng Bình ; † November 11, 1940 ) was a Vietnamese poet . He was one of the pioneers of modern Vietnamese poetry and was the first poet to write in the style of the “chaotic” ( loạn ) and “crazy” ( điên ) schools of poetry. He wrote his works under his own name and under the pseudonyms Lệ Thanh and Phong Trần .

Hàn Mặc Tử came from an underprivileged family, his father died early. Hàn Mặc Tử's talent for poetry was evident in his early years. Later he met the Vietnamese activist Phan Bội Chau , who helped shape his views. Hàn Mặc Tử died of leprosy at the age of 28 . His resting place is in Quy Nhơn .

In his works, Hàn Mặc Tử wrote poetry in which he often reported on his relationships with various women with whom he was more or less well known, and of whom he wrote because they seemed important to him in his life. With some he was only in a written exchange, of other women in his works he only knew the names of those described.

His mostly romantic poems are still known and loved, and are widely seen as a great moment in Vietnamese poetry. Some of his poems have also been adapted as songs. The poems of Hàn Mặc Tử are still subject matter in Vietnamese schools.

literature

• Han Mac Tu: Le hameau des roseaux . Cerf 2001, ISBN 978-2908825961