Bao Ninh
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Bảo Ninh (born on October 18, 1952) is a Vietnamese novelist and short story writer.
He was born Hoàng Ấu Phương in Nghe An province (his ancestors were from Quang Binh province), Vietnam. During the Vietnam War he served with the Glorious 27th Youth Brigade. Of the five hundred who went to war with the brigade in 1969, he is one of ten who survived.
A huge bestseller in Vietnam, The Sorrow of War is his first, and to date only, novel. Sorrow of War is a nonlinear narrative of Kien, a North Vietnamese soldier, during the Vietnam War, chronicling his loss of innocence, his lover, and faith in his country. The novel gained enormous popularity across the world as a truthful account of the brutalities of war. However, due to the distinctly anti-war flavor of the novel, the novel was soon banned after its release with Bao Ninh being imprisoned by the Communist regime of Vietnam.
In 2005, it was republished in Vietnam under its original name, The Destiny of Love (Thân phận của tình yêu). In 2006 there are two editions with the famous name The Sorrow of War (Nỗi buồn chiến tranh).
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