Nguyễn Nhật Ánh


Nguyễn Nhật Ánh 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, Kính Vạn Hoa, which contains 54 volumes, was adapted into a television series in 2005.

Biography

Nguyễn Nhật Ánh was born on May 7, 1955, in Quảng Nam province, Vietnam. At an early age, he attended Tiểu La, Trần Cao Vân and Phan Chu Trinh schools. In 1973, he moved to Sài Gòn to pursue a teaching career. After graduating from Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University, he was a teacher and a member of the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union. He has been working as a correspondent for journal since 1986 and is responsible for the children's pages and novelette area. He is also a sport commentator on Sài Gòn Giải Phóng under the pseudonym Chu Đình Ngạn.

Writing career

His first poem was published in a newspaper, aged 13, and his debut poetry collection, Thành phố tháng tư, in 1984. A year later his first prose work, Trước vòng chung kết was published.
In 1990, he received the A-class Literature for Youth Prize for Chú bé rắc rối. From 1995 to 2002, he finished his most well-known work Kính vạn hoa, 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 and the most notably talented individual in a poll held by Tuổi Trẻ Press. In May 2007, after five years hiatus, Nguyen Nhat Anh resumed Kính vạn hoa in the newspaper Thanh Niên in May 2007, containing nine fresh volumes. The last volume was published in 2010.
In 2007, he published Cho tôi xin một vé đi tuổi thơ 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 Tôi thấy hoa vàng trên cỏ xanh 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 bờ suối ngắm hoa kèn hồng, published in January 2022.

Written works

Series

Short stories

  • Thằng quỷ nhỏ.
  • Cô gái đến từ hôm qua.
  • Bong bóng lên trời.
  • Phòng trọ 3 nguời.
  • Quán gò đi lên
  • Thiên thần nhỏ của tôi.
  • Hạ đỏ.
  • Bàn có năm chỗ ngồi.
  • Còn chút gì để nhớ.
  • Những chàng trai xấu tính.
  • Chú bé rắc rối.
  • Mắt biếc.
  • Nữ sinh.
  • Bồ câu không đưa thư
  • Buổi chiều Windows.
  • Trước vòng chung kết
  • Hoa hồng xứ khác.
  • Những cô em gái
  • Đi qua hoa cúc.
  • Trại hoa vàng.
  • Út Quyên và tôi.
  • Ngôi trường mọi khi
  • Chuyện cổ tích dành cho nguời lớn.
  • Tôi là Bêtô
  • Cho tôi xin một vé đi tuổi thơ .
  • Đảo mộng mơ.
  • Tôi thấy hoa vàng trên cỏ xanh.
  • Lá nằm trong lá.
  • Người Quảng đi ăn mì Quảng - tạp văn
  • Thương nhớ Trà Long - tạp văn
  • Sương khói quê nhà - tạp văn
  • Có hai con mèo ngồi bên cửa sổ
  • Ngồi khóc trên cây
  • Chúc một ngày tốt lành
  • Bảy bước tới mùa hè
  • Con chó nhỏ mang giỏ hoa hồng
  • Cây chuối non đi giày xanh
  • Cảm ơn người lớn
  • Làm bạn với bầu trời
  • Con chim xanh biếc bay về
  • Ra bờ suối ngắm hoa kèn hồng