Write with the beat of the heart

When writing a book about the late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, author Cho Chulhyeon changed his writing style many times according to the turmoil of his heart...

Writer Cho Chulhyeon introduces his book. (Photo: Park Jong-hyeok)

Mr. Cho Chulhyeon - a biographer and documentary film producer from Korea, has become the first foreigner to write about the life and career of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

His story about General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (Vietnamese version), published on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the General Secretary's death, shows the author Cho Chulhyeon's admiration and respect for the exceptionally outstanding leader of Vietnam.

With a literary style rich in imagery and emotion, based on valuable sources of information painstakingly collected and researched over many years, Cho Chulhyeon has objectively, truthfully, and vividly outlined the life and career of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong from his youth - the years of overcoming difficulties and hardships, striving, cultivating, training, studying, completing all levels of education with excellence as well as going through many working positions, until becoming the highest leader of the Party and State, always steadfast in the revolutionary ideals chosen by the Party, trusted by the people and respected by international friends.

Mr. Cho Chulhyeon believes: “If literature is considered a living body, then writing style is the heartbeat.” In particular, when witnessing the anti-corruption will of the General Secretary, who directed the “furnace campaign”, his heart also beat faster and his writing style became more enthusiastic and passionate to the rhythm of a praise song.

When visiting Lai Da village, Dong Hoi, Dong Anh, Hanoi - the hometown of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the author thought that this was the birthplace of the person who served as General Secretary for three consecutive terms, so it must be very difficult to approach. However, completely contrary to what he thought, there was not even a guard booth in front of the General Secretary's house. The villagers also comfortably answered his questions without any hesitation. All the villagers he met were extremely proud to be from the General Secretary's village.

The same atmosphere was also present when the author visited Nguyen Gia Thieu High School, where the General Secretary once studied. A teacher the author met by chance in the schoolyard did not hesitate to tell him stories about General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's student days.

During the writing of this book, Mr. Cho Chulhyeon received help from many people: Professor Ahn Kyong Hwan read the manuscript, encouraged and gave him valuable comments; Ms. Chang Eun-sook, President of the Korean Association in Hanoi, Mr. Koh Sang-gon, in charge of global business and members of the Korean Small and Medium Enterprise Association, Professor Kang Seong-jin from the Faculty of Economics - Korea University and Professor Kwon Won-sun from the Faculty of Economics - Han University of Foreign Studies.

In addition, during the process of translating the documents, the author received valuable help from Mr. Ly Xuong Can, Vietnam Tourism Ambassador in Korea; Professor Bae Yang-soo at the Vietnamese Language Department, Busan University of Foreign Studies; lecturer Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen at the Korean Language Department - Hanoi University. The twin sisters Puttima and Juhra - Russian translators, also helped him find the doctoral thesis written by the General Secretary when he was studying in the former Soviet Union.

The author shared: “I met people in Vietnam who knew about the General Secretary and focused on learning about him through these people. I also read many documents about the life of the late General Secretary.

Finally, I can affirm with certainty that the General Secretary is a scholar. A humble scholar who serves the people! A humane yet honest and upright scholar! A steadfast scholar who fights against injustice! A true scholar imbued with Ho Chi Minh's moral ideology."

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/tac-gia-cho-chulhyeon-viet-bang-nhip-dap-cua-trai-tim-293747.html