Biography
''Nguyễn Nhật Ánh'' was born on May 7, 1955 in Quảng Nam province,Writing career
His first poem was published in a newspaper, aged 13, and his debut poetry collection, ''Thành phố tháng tư'' (City in April), in 1984. A year later his first prose work, ''Trước vòng chung kết'' (Before the final) was published. In 1990, he received the A-class Literature for Youth Prize for ''Chú bé rắc rối'' (The troubled boy). From 1995 to 2002, he finished his most well-known work ''Kính vạn hoa'' (Kaleidoscope), 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 (1975–1995) 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'' (Give Me a Ticket Back to Childhood) 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'' ( Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass) 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'' (Go to the stream to see the pink lilies), published in January 2022.Written works
Series
* Kính vạn hoa (Kaleidoscope) (54 volumes and more) * Chuyện xứ Lang Biang (Tales of Lang Biang) (4 volumes)Short stories
*Thằng quỷ nhỏ (The little brat, 1990). *Cô gái đến từ hôm qua (The girl from yesterday, 1989). *Bong bóng lên trời (Balloons in the Sky, 1991). *Phòng trọ 3 nguời (Rent room for three, 1990). *Quán gò đi lên (Up from the Inn, 1999) *Thiên thần nhỏ của tôi (My little angel, 1990). *Hạ đỏ (Red summer, 1991). *Bàn có năm chỗ ngồi (Table with five seats, 1987). *Còn chút gì để nhớ (What's left to remember, 1988). *Những chàng trai xấu tính (Unkind guys, 1993). *Chú bé rắc rối (The troubled boy, 1989). *Mắt biếc (Celestial eyes, 1990; movie adaptation in 2019). *Nữ sinh (Schoolgirls, 1989). *Bồ câu không đưa thư (The dove that doesn't bring you letters, 1993) *Buổi chiều Windows (Windows afternoon, 1995). *Trước vòng chung kết (Before the finale, 1985) *Hoa hồng xứ khác (Foreign rose, 1991). *Những cô em gái (The little ladies, ) *Đi qua hoa cúc (Through the daisy). *Trại hoa vàng (The yellow flower farm). *Út Quyên và tôi (Út Quyên and me). *Ngôi trường mọi khi (The school as always) *Chuyện cổ tích dành cho nguời lớn (Make-believe for the grown up). *Tôi là Bêtô (I am Beto) * Cho tôi xin một vé đi tuổi thơ (Give me a ticket back to Childhood) (Children's writer winsReferences
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