Poet Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong - the famous pen-writer "Who named the river" passed away

According to information from his family, writer Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong - the famous pen writer "Who named the river" passed away on July 24, at the age of 87. Many people could not help but mourn the passing of Mr. - a talented and brilliant writer of Vietnam.

The memorial ceremony for writer Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong will be held at 2pm on July 30 to the end of July 31 at the Thua Thien Hue Literature and Art Association; Phan Boi Chau, Vinh Ninh Ward, Hue City.

"Dad passed away peacefully. The whole family was happy for him, it was a relief for him because in March 2023 my father had a second stroke, so he lost consciousness. The family plans to hold a memorial ceremony at the Association. Thua Thien Hue literature and art on July 30 and 31", Ms. Da Thu, eldest daughter of Mr. Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong, shared with Tuoi Tre Online.

It is known that only 18 days before, his life partner - poet Lam Thi My Da also passed away at her home (in Ho Chi Minh City) after many years of fighting with dementia of the elderly.

Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong is known as one of the writers specializing in the pen and autograph genre with many famous works, such as: Lots of Fire (Vietnam Writers Association Award 1980-1981), Illusion mountain, Drunken red peach wine, Fragrant grass region (awarded by the National Committee of the Union of Vietnamese Literary and Art Associations (1999, 2002, 2007).

Writer Hoang Thu Pho once wrote about Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong that: "Born in Bich Khe village, Trieu Long commune, Trieu Phong district (Quang Tri), but Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong soon chose Hue to stick with. And chose the river. Huong to write a memoir is one of the best in literature and is selected in textbooks because "it seems that only the Perfume River belongs to a single city", and also "because of my love for the beautiful river of Vietnam. In their homeland, people on both sides have cooked the water of hundreds of flowers and poured it into the riverbed, so that the water will be fragrant forever.

In his youth, the author Ai named the river lived and studied in Hue. After finishing high school in Hue in 1960, he moved to Ho Chi Minh City to study at Saigon Pedagogical University. In 1960, he graduated from the first course of the Viet Han Dynasty - Saigon Pedagogical University.

After graduation, he returned to Hue and continued his studies at Hue University of Literature. In 1964, he officially graduated and received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from this school.

During the period from 1960 to 1966, he taught at Hue Quoc Hoc School and actively participated in student, student and teacher movements against the US, demanding independence and reunification of the country.

In 1966 - 1975, Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong volunteered to leave his family and move to war zones to contribute to the resistance war against the US, revolutionary activities on the artistic front.

He wrote and wrote articles from a very young age. He also held many positions: General Secretary of Binh - Tri - Thien Literature and Art Association, General Secretary of the Union of National, Democratic and Peace Forces of Hue City, Chairman of the Association of Literature and Arts. Binh - Tri - Thien, Editor-in-Chief of Song Huong Magazine, Chairman of Quang Tri Arts Association, Editor-in-Chief of Cua Viet magazine.

He is the author of many popular works: About the pen: The star on top of Phu Van Lau; Lots of firelight; Who named the river; Will of reed grass; In my eyes; Trinh Cong Son and the little prince's lya; The fragrant grass... About poetry, he has: Footprints through the city; Witch picker...

According to family disclosures, writer Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong has been seriously ill since 1998, though he has continued to write on his hospital bed for the past 20 years.

Most of the works in this period were published in the Nhan Talk column of Thanh Nien Newspaper. His later works include: Nhan Talk; Gluttony; The domain of beautiful girls and the collection of Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong.

He has won many noble awards such as: Award of Vietnam Writers Association, 1980; Awarded Literature Award by the National Committee of the Vietnam Union of Literary and Art Associations, 1999, 2008; Prize A, Prize of Literature and Art of the Ancient Capital (1998 - 2003); State Prize for Literature and Art, 2007.

His passing has left great grief in the hearts of Vietnamese fans. He will always be an outstanding literary monument - his writings and poems will always be admired and remembered by people.