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Nguyễn Nhật Ánh

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Nguyễn Nhật Ánh

Pen Names: Chu Đình Ngạn（Used as pseudonym for sport commentator）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1955-05-07 （Quảng Nam province）
Nationality
Vietnamese
Languages
Vietnamese
Residence History
Quảng Nam province → Ho Chi Minh City

Career

Occupations
writer, teacher, poet, correspondent
Active Years
1984-2025
Affiliations
Sài Gòn Giải Phóng
Memberships
Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union

Education

Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical University
Country: Vietnam

Awards

S.E.A. Write Award
2010
Work: Give Me a Ticket Back to Childhood
Category: Children's Writer
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kính Vạn Hoa (Kaleidoscope)

1995 Children's literature

A 54-volume series about three teenagers, their friendship, and school life.

friendshipschool lifeyouth
Adaptations
  • [TV series] (2005)

Give Me a Ticket Back to Childhood

2007 Children's literature

A work evoking nostalgia for childhood.

nostalgiachildhood

Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass

2010 Novel

Story of brothers set in rural Vietnam.

familynaturegrowth
Adaptations
  • [Film] Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass / Victor Vu (2015)

Bibliography

  • Kính vạn hoa
  • Mắt biếc
  • Cho tôi xin một vé đi tuổi thơ
  • Tôi thấy hoa vàng trên cỏ xanh
  • Ra bờ suối ngắm hoa kèn hồng

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Light and accessible styleNostalgic narrative voice
Recurring Motifs
childhood memoriesfriendshiprural landscapes

Legacy

One of Vietnam's most successful contemporary writers, known for works aimed at teenagers.

Trivia

  • First poem published in a newspaper at age 13
  • Kính Vạn Hoa series adapted into TV series in 2005