Thy Ngoc, children's author
(Baonghean.vn) -Many readers who love Vietnamese children's literature and are now grandparents have likely read and enjoyed this story.White Dove's ClassThis book, by writer Thy Ngọc, was published in 1957. It's a humorous account of the "eradicating illiteracy" campaign at Yên Bình camp. The story is based on a true event: the popular literacy movement aimed at combating illiteracy in Vietnam in 1945.
In 1957, Kim Dong Publishing House was established. Among the first eight publications that Kim Dong selected to print for its launch ceremony were...White Dove's ClassIn 2012, to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Kim Dong Publishing House reprinted Thy Ngoc's book along with several other books considered achievements of the publishing house over the past half-century. Thus, after more than half a century, the author's story is still being read and accompanied by today's children. What greater happiness! Let me add that in 2005,White Dove's ClassIt has caught the eye of Vietnamese television filmmakers.
Writer Thy Ngoc
Thy Ngọc was involved in writing and journalism before the Revolution. During the Viet Minh Front, he wrote for the newspaper Dân Chủ in Hai Phong. When the nationwide resistance war broke out, he was elected Secretary of the Resistance Culture Association of Thai Binh province. After peace was restored, Thy Ngọc returned to Hanoi to teach Literature and Art. A significant milestone in Thy Ngọc's literary career was in 1957, when he transferred to work as an editor at Kim Dong Publishing House, becoming one of its founders and a leading contributor to his own organization until his retirement in 1987. At this time, Khăn Quàng Đỏ Newspaper also invited him to collaborate regularly...
Collection of storiesInnocent agePublished in 1943, it is considered the debut work of writer Thy Ngọc. Following this is...Dam breach(story, 1943)Two out-of-body experiences(story, 1944)Cu Ty(story, 1954)Song of Childhood (poetry)(1954)White Dove's Class(story, 1957)The Song of the Little Bird(poetry, 1962)The little girl loves stories.(story, 1963)The printed notebook labelhand(story, 1969)Pencil rocket (poetry)(1972)The Wings of the White Horse(story, 1976)Song in the Alley(story, 1986)There is a patch of sky(story, 1991)Poem dedicated to my grandchild(poetry, 1994)Childhood Writings(Anthology, 1995)...In 2009, at the age of 84, Thy Ngoc also published a memoir.A promise to tomorrowWhether writing short stories or poetry, illustrating or designing book covers, from his first book to his final pages, Thy Ngoc remained faithful to the theme of children, with a pure and thoughtful inspiration for the age group of young children. He once pondered: “Every day I ask myself: what is my most satisfying book? How should I write for my main target audience? What should a children's book in the 21st century be like?” And then Thy Ngoc calmly answered himself: “The joy of a writer is the work itself. A writer is only truly happy when their work benefits life. Don't count the months or years of creating a work if that work will live on forever. However, don't forget those brilliant works, whose seemingly easy and fleeting existence has been simmering for a long time before.” Many of his experiences in writing prose and poetry still hold practical value for writers today!
InA collection of children's stories written after the August Revolution.Published by the Education Publishing House, 4th reprint in 2003, with the aim of providing elementary and junior high school students with additional reference materials to improve their Literature and Vietnamese language skills, author Thy Ngọc selected two short stories: "The White Horse's Wings" and "Spring Belongs to Us." Both stories are captivating, with profound ideas, high educational value, and are suitable for the psychology of childhood. A little white horse, once disobeying its mother, gets into trouble. Never having traveled far and lacking experience, it is fortunate to have an eagle to help it. The white horse dreams of having wings and sets out to find them quickly. The journey is full of danger. Thanks to its good friend, the eagle, who doesn't abandon it along the way when it's in trouble, the eagle finally gives the little horse a surprising gift: wings! And that's its own hooves. Thus, everyone in the world has a "pair of wings" symbolizing their strength, willpower, and talent. To find it, you need a dream, willpower, and persistent study and training...
The story "Spring Belongs to Us" is the author's message to children, a lesson about compassion and solidarity. The intelligence and unity of the gentle animals led to victory, making the wicked learn their lesson for life...
Understandably, among the many literary awards and honors bestowed upon writer Thy Ngọc, in 1987, he received a commendation from the Ministry of Education for his numerous excellent works serving the cause of children's education. Along with many other well-known names such as Tô Hoài, Đoàn Giỏi, Võ Hồng, Kim Lân, Nguyễn Huy Tưởng, Võ Quảng, Vũ Tú Nam, Phong Thu, Nguyễn Đức Hiền, Lê Vân, Hà Ân, Nguyễn Thi, Xuân Quỳnh, Duy Khán, Trần Hoài Dương, Thanh Tịnh, Lê Phương Liên... writer Thy Ngọc is a prominent figure in the world of reading culture for Vietnamese children over the past decades.
Born in 1925 in Cua Ong, Quang Ninh province, writer Thy Ngoc passed away on December 23, 2012 in Hanoi. At 87 years old, he had 70 years of professional experience, belonging to a generation of writers fortunate enough to have close relationships with literary giants such as Nam Cao, To Hoai, and Nguyen Huy Tuong in his youth. Immediately after Thy Ngoc's death, Nguyen Huy Thang, currently working at Kim Dong Publishing House and son of Nguyen Huy Tuong, wrote: “Thy Ngoc was among the few pre-war writers who lived and wrote persistently until his passing.” Such a respectful assessment, I believe, is not something every writer receives!
Kim Hung
