Van Toan Nguyen

Van Toan Nguyen (stage name Toan Anh ; * 1915 in Bac Ninh, Vietnam ; † May 14, 2009 in Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam) was a Vietnamese writer , novelist , non-fiction book , poem and short story writer.

Life

Van Toan Nguyen was born in Thi Cau, Bac Ninh, Vietnam in 1915. He finished school after 12 years with a high school diploma . He had been a writer since 1934 , when his short stories were published in daily and weekly newspapers and magazines. His first works appeared under his real name, which at that time did not yet find approval with readers. His childhood love brought him to his stage name Toan Anh. He later met his wife, who bore him eleven children. However, this happiness did not seem to last. She died in 1969 of stomach problems of unknown cause, leaving Van Toan Nguyen and their eleven children, seven boys and four girls, alone. The youngest child was nine years old at the time. In addition to his writing career, Van Toan Nguyen worked as a physical education teacher and university professor in Huspr , Hanoi , Da Lat , Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City , among others . He taught literature and French at universities. In 2002 and 2004, two documentaries about his work and life in Vietnam appeared on Vietnamese television. To date, over 124 works by Nguyen have been published, including several novels of various genres, plays, non-fiction books, short stories, and volumes of poetry and letters. Van Toan Nguyen specialized in his works on life in Vietnam and the Vietnamese holidays in order to offer his readers the closest and realistic possible background. His works can also be found in libraries in America and Canada , and some in bookshops.

Van Toan Nguyen lived in Ho Chi Minh City with his eldest daughter in modest circumstances until his death . Many of his works are still unpublished because they still have to be edited.

Works (selection)

Bo Nep cu
Bo Van hoa Viet name
Phong tuc Viet Nam
Tan truyen ky Vietnam
Khuc ca diet thu (1-3)
Huong Van
Thinh thanh trong nghia phuong dong
Phong luu dong ruong
Phong tuc tho cung trong gia dinh - noi cong cong Viet nam
Lo hoa nuong
Giai nhan vo hiep
Son dong that hiep
Cac thu tieu khien Viet Nam
Van hoa Viet Nam nhung net dai cuong
Nep Xua
Làng xóm Viêt Nam
Ho ly nghia trang
Nếp Cũ - Hội Hè Đình Đám (1-2)
Nếp Cũ - Con Người Việt Nam
Nếp Cũ - Làng Xóm Việt Nam
Nếp Cũ - Tín Ngưỡng Việt Nam (1-2)

These works have been translated into English:

Gai dep xu bac - Women in the north
Huong nuoc hon que - Country's flavors

literature

Neil L. Jamieson: Understanding Vietnam . ISBN 0-520-20157-4 or ISBN 978-0-520-20157-6
Scott W. Sunquist: A Dictionary of Asian Christianity. ISBN 0-8028-3776-X or ISBN 978-0-8028-3776-9
Hue-Tam Ho Tai: The Country of Memory: Remaking the Past in Late Socialist Vietnam. ISBN 0-520-22267-9 or ISBN 978-0-520-22267-0
Mark W. McLeod: Culture and Customs of Vietnam. ISBN 0-313-30485-8 or ISBN 978-0-313-30485-9
Oscar Chapuis: The Last Emperors of Vietnam: From Tu Duc to Bao Dai (Contributions in Asian Studies). ISBN 0-313-31170-6 or ISBN 978-0-313-31170-3 , ISBN 0-7007-1105-8 or ISBN 978-0-7007-1105-5
Pham Van Bich: The Vietnamese Family in Change: The Case of the Red River Delta .
Michael W. Charney: Approaching Transnationalisms: Studies on Transnational Societies, Multicultural Contacts, and Imaginings of Home. ISBN 1-4020-7447-6 or ISBN 978-1-4020-7447-9
Samuel L. Popkin: The Rational Peasant: The Political Economy of Rural Society in Vietnam. ISBN 0-520-03561-5 or ISBN 978-0-520-03561-4
David W. Haines: The Limits of Kinship: South Vietnamese Households, 1954-1975. ISBN 1-891134-28-0 or ISBN 978-1-891134-28-9

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personal data
SURNAME	Nguyen, Van Toan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Toan Anh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Vietnamese writer, novelist, non-fiction book, poem and short story writer
DATE OF BIRTH	1915
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bac Ninh, Vietnam
DATE OF DEATH	May 14, 2009
Place of death	Ho Chi Minh City