Is Vu Trong Phung the author of the famous novel “Being a prostitute”?
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With 9 special reportage volumes, writer Vu Trong Phung was dubbed the “King of Bac Ky reportage”.
Vu Trong Phung (1912-1939) was one of the greatest writers of our country before the August Revolution (1945). In his short life, he left behind more than 30 short stories, 9 volumes of novels, 9 volumes of reportage, 7 plays, a translation of the play from French, a number of critical articles. reviews, literary debates and hundreds of articles written on political, social and cultural issues. The most typical is the field of reportage, Vu Trong Phung is known as the “King of Bac Ky Reportage”. Photo: Vietnam Writers Association.
Famous for his satirical voice, satirizing the contemporary semi-feudal colonial society, Vu Trong Phung has been compared with the French writer Honoré de Balzac. Some of his works were banned from publication by the protectorate. Photo: Literature Publishing House.
Having lived for 27 years, Vu Trong Phung was able to leave a great literary legacy. Particularly in the field of reportage, he has 9 volumes, including Trapping People, Industry for the West, Hai Phong 1934, Congressmen and congressmen, Teacher’s rice, Painting smeared with clowns, Luc Xi, A district celebrating Tet … Photo: Literature Publishing House.
Vu Trong Phung wrote all 9 novels. Prominent among them is Red Number with characters such as Xuan Red Hair, Old Co Hong, Mr. TYPN. At the same time, an excerpt of this work was also included in the domestic curriculum (Language Textbook 11, volume 1) with the name: Happiness of a mourning family. Photo: Literature Publishing House.
Vu Trong Phung wrote short stories such as: One Death, The Blind Old Woman, Two Cigar Boxes, On Crutches On The Road, A Deceitful Man… Photo: Institute of Literature.
Vu Trong Phung was born in Hao village, My Hao district, Hung Yen province, grew up in a family in Hanoi. Having only finished primary school and had to work to earn a living, with his literary talent and a sophisticated view of contemporary society, he became the “King of Bac Ky Reportage”. Photo: Institute of Literature.
According to Vietnam News Agency, many of his works were made into movies. The novel Red Number has been translated into English by Professor Zinoman and is considered one of the 50 best translated books in the United States. Photo: Newspaper.
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