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Tô Hoài
Vietnamese writer (1920–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tô Hoài (Birth name: Nguyễn Sen; September 27, 1920 – July 6, 2014)[1] was a Vietnamese writer, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and correspondent.
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Born | Nguyễn Sen (1920-09-27)September 27, 1920 |
Died | July 6, 2014(2014-07-06) (aged 93) Hà Nội, Việt Nam |
Occupation | Writer |
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The pen name Tô Hoài is derived from the names of Tô Lịch River and Hoài Đức district, which are landmarks of his hometown. Among his works are the best - seller books Dế mèn phiêu lưu ký (Diary of a cricket) (1941), Truyện Tây Bắc (Stories of North West region) (1958), Quê nhà (Home town) (1970), Ba người khác (Three Others) (1991). Some of his works have been translated into foreign languages. He won the Ho Chi Minh Prize for Literature in 1996.