Imprint of Quang Nam writer

Writer Ho Duy Le at the book launch of "Love in the Land of Fire" in 2024. Photo: Ho Quan

Continuation and inheritance

During the resistance war against the US, the battlefield of Zone 5 became a vast literary space, leaving a deep mark in the revolutionary literature of famous writers such as Phan Tu, Nguyen Ngoc, Chu Cam Phong, Nguyen Chi Trung, Nguyen Ba Tham, Ho Duy Le...

After the country was reunified in 1975, a number of war writers continued to stay and stay in Quang Nam, including writers Nguyen Ba Tham and Ho Duy Le. These were writers who continued between the two periods of fighting for national liberation and building the homeland during the renovation period.

Having the opportunity to return to the old battlefield, writer Nguyen Ba Tham wrote the memoirs “Walking Along the Border” and “Land of Blood and Fire”. Writer Ho Duy Le has especially maintained his long-term writing ability, still writing diligently despite being over 80 years old.

Looking back at his book publishing milestones, we can see his persistent and massive writing journey: “Green Sand” (1994), “In the Dust of Time” (2000), “The Remnants” (2002), “The Story of the Past” (2004), “Cactus Flowers on the Sand” (2004), “My Mother” (2006), “Ten Chaps and a Time” (2011), “Fire of Nui Thanh” (2011), “Nothing Goes Away” (2012), “The Long Mile of Hardship” (2015), “The Road to Da Nang” (2018), “Stay” (2019), “Where the Sands Fly, the Waves Lap” (2020) and “Love in the Land of Fire” (2024).

Following the generation of veteran writers, in the journey of building their homeland, many writers and poets from Quang Nam are serious and responsible with their pens, hoping to sketch out the appearance of the land of learning.

Some of them include Le Tram, Nguyen Tam My, Phung Tan Dong; Pham Thong, Nguyen Ba Hoa, Do Thuong The, Huynh Minh Tam, Nguyen Chien, Pham Tan Dung...

Exploiting the theme of revolutionary war, there is writer Nguyen Tam My with outstanding works such as: "Blood and Crime", "Childhood in War", "Roof of Mr. Ben"... Pham Thong has the memoirs "Obsession in the East", "Tam Ky in the Time of Fire and Bullets", "Red Sand"... Writing about children, there is writer Nguyen Ba Hoa with works: "Ten Thousand Crickets", "Black Mouth on the Return Day", "Dawn on the Hoai River", "Fairy Tale of Happiness", "Stranger Love Each Other"...

Writer Nguyen Tam My acknowledged: “There are three generations of Quang Nam writers who have inherited and connected. They have made great efforts to create, creating a rather sharp appearance on the national literary map.

In addition to writers pursuing the theme of revolutionary war, later writers and poets have researched and innovated in the form of expression, especially in the poetry genre with innovation, modernity, and keeping up with the general trend.

In particular, the Quang element is very clearly printed through the annual Quang Nam Literature and Arts Awards, the Quang Land Literature and Arts Awards considered and awarded every 5 years; expressed in the creative method such as language, Quang's personality when building characters".

From 2003 to 2020, Quang Nam had 4 writers admitted to the Vietnam Writers Association: Ho Duy Le, Nguyen Ba Tham, Nguyen Tam My, Le Tram. Later, two more people were admitted to the Vietnam Writers Association: poet Do Thuong The and Dr. Huynh Thi Thu Hau.

Need commitment

Looking back on the 50-year journey of liberating the homeland and 28 years of re-establishing the province, Quang Nam's literature and art sector has had some achievements; however, compared to the tradition of the land of learning, the "cradle" of revolutionary literature and art, it is still modest.

Some works by Quang Nam authors. Photo: BAO ANH

According to writer Nguyen Ba Tham - Permanent Vice President of the Quang Nam Province Literature and Arts Association from 1997 to 2009, the establishment of the Quang Nam Province Literature and Arts Association and Dat Quang Magazine was an important milestone. Thereby, it created a foundation to gather artists and writers, encourage creativity as well as discover new elements for Quang Nam literature.

In particular, the work "One Hundred Years of Quang Poetry" and the Project to implement the collection, systematization and use of valuable documents on the topic of revolutionary war approved by the Standing Committee of Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee have created an important highlight in the development of the field of literature and art in Quang Nam.

“The work “A Hundred Years of Quang Poetry” published in 2005 helps readers have an overview of the poetry of this land spanning two centuries. In May 2009, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee issued Directive 54 on “Continuing to implement the work of collecting, systematizing and using valuable documents on the topic of revolutionary war”. Accordingly, the Provincial People's Committee has allocated budget for implementation. As a result, we have gradually exploited the precious “gold treasure” - writer Nguyen Ba Tham shared.

Another concern, according to writer Nguyen Tam My, is that there are still not many investment works worthy of the new rural construction project.

“It seems that writers and poets from Quang Nam are outside the work of building new rural areas in their homeland. This is something I have always wondered about. Following the generation of revolutionary writers, the young generation of writers need to engage and delve into real life to be able to write stories that are imbued with the essence of life and touch the hearts of readers,” said writer Nguyen Tam My.

Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/dau-an-nha-van-xu-quang-3153195.html