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Nguyễn Tuân

A major writer and journalist of modern Vietnamese literature, famous for his essays and short stories such as Vang bóng một thời, Người lái đò sông Đà, Chữ người tử tù

Introduction

Nguyễn Tuân was born in 1910 on Hàng Bạc Street, Hà Nội, with his home village in Nhân Chính, Thanh Xuân, Hà Nội. He was one of the greatest writers of modern Vietnamese literature and also a respected journalistic pen. He died in 1987 in Hà Nội. He was a founding member of the Vietnam Writers' Association in 1957 and was posthumously awarded the Hồ Chí Minh Prize for Literature and Art, first round, in 1996.

Literary and journalistic career

Before the August Revolution of 1945, Nguyễn Tuân contributed many articles, essays and miscellaneous pieces to famous newspapers such as Ngày Nay, Thanh Nghị, Tiểu thuyết thứ bảy, Ích Hữu, Hà Nội báo. Unlike critical realist writers of the same period, he wrote journalism with a refined, aesthetic tone and a distinctive narrative self. The reportage Một chuyến đi (Ngày Nay, 1939) recorded a journey by boat upstream on the sông Đà and is regarded as a precursor to the famous essay Người lái đò sông Đà. The work Chén trà trong sương sớm (Thanh Nghị, 1940) is an article with the quality of an essay, praising the cultural beauty of tea drinking.

Representative works

Nguyễn Tuân's works are rich in intellect and beauty of language. Before the August Revolution, he produced works such as Chữ người tử tù and Thiếu quê hương. Notable essay collections include Một chuyến đi (1938), Thiếu quê hương (1940), Chiếc lư đồng mắt cua (1941), Tàn đèn dầu lạc (1941), Tóc chị Hoài (1943), Đường vui (1949), Sông Đà (1960), Hà Nội ta đánh Mỹ giỏi (1972), Cảnh sắc và hương vị đất nước (1988). Reportage includes Tình chiến dịch (1950), Đi thăm Trung Hoa (1955), Cô Tô (1965), Ký (1976). The reportage Ngọn đèn dầu lạc (1939). Novels include Chùa Đàn (1946) and Thắng càn (1953). Short story collections include Vang bóng một thời (1940) and Nguyễn (1945). Children's stories include Chú Giao làng Seo (1953) and Truyện một cái thuyền đất (1958). The essay collection Yêu ngôn (2000). The Nguyễn Tuân anthology consists of two volumes (1981, 1982).

Style

Nguyễn Tuân was a pioneer in the genre of journalistic reportage, writing with subjective, narrative, evocative perception and a strong literary quality. He is regarded as the person who raised Vietnamese journalistic language to an artistic level, with polished sentences rich in musicality. After the Revolution, he turned to writing battlefield reportage in service of the resistance but still kept his aesthetic style. He also wrote essays and critical pieces on Tú Xương, Sê-khốp, Đốt-tôi-ép-xki, Nguyễn Du, Lép Tôn-xtôi, Tản Đà, Vũ Trọng Phụng. The Russian poet E. Ép-tu-xen-cô called him a "classical Vietnamese writer".

At a glance

Birth date (solar)10/7/1910
Birth-year stem-branchCanh Tuất
Zodiac animalDog
Life Path number1

Notable achievements

  • Hội viên sáng lập Hội Nhà văn Việt Nam năm 1957
  • Được Nhà nước truy tặng Giải thưởng Hồ Chí Minh về Văn học, nghệ thuật đợt I năm 1996
  • Được nhà thơ Nga E. Ép-tu-xen-cô gọi là 'nhà văn cổ điển Việt Nam'
  • Tác phẩm tiêu biểu: Vang bóng một thời, Người lái đò sông Đà, Chữ người tử tù, Sông Đà, Hà Nội ta đánh Mỹ giỏi

Destiny & Wealth Analysis

Based on Pythagorean numerology, computed from the name and sourced birth date above.

Life Path Number

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Number Life Path: 1

Add up every digit of your birth day, month and year, then reduce to a single digit (11, 22 and 33 are kept as they are). Numerology treats this as your main number, tied to your overall direction and the big lesson of your life.

Strengths: Independent, pioneering, strong-willed, natural leader.

Watch out for: Stubborn, impatient, struggles to collaborate when not leading.

Pythagorean Grid

3
6
91 ×
2
5
8
1113 ×
4
71 ×

Numerology vs. reality

Numerology is often used as a cultural reference tool to explore personality and personal tendencies, not to explain or affirm the causes of a writer's success. Nguyễn Tuân's contributions to Vietnamese literature and journalism, along with the Hồ Chí Minh Prize in 1996, are the result of a sustained process of artistic labour and a talent recognised through specific works. Readers may view numerological indicators as a reference perspective, not as a substitute for assessment based on works and historical context.

This comparison is a cultural reference; real success comes from many factors (skill, timing, circumstance...), not just numbers.

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References

  1. Báo Thanh Niên: Nguyễn Tuân đưa văn phong báo chí lên tầm nghệ thuật
  2. Báo Nhân Dân: Nguyễn Tuân - người lữ hành không mệt mỏi của tiếng Việt, hồn Việt

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Frequently asked

When was Nguyễn Tuân born?

Nguyễn Tuân was born on 10/7/1910, in the year Canh Tuất.

What is Nguyễn Tuân's zodiac animal?

Nguyễn Tuân is a Chó, from the year Canh Tuất in the sixty-year stem-branch cycle.

What is Nguyễn Tuân's Life Path number?

Nguyễn Tuân's Life Path number is 1, obtained by reducing the digits of 10/7/1910.

What is Nguyễn Tuân's Expression number?

The Expression number is 7, computed from the full birth name rather than the birth date, so it changes if the name does.

Where does Nguyễn Tuân's birth date come from?

Thông tin được đối chiếu từ bài viết trên Báo Thanh Niên và bài viết trên Báo Nhân Dân về Nguyễn Tuân. Every astrological and numerological figure on this page is computed from that date and name, not copied from a table.

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