Writing

Vũ Trọng Phụng

Born October 20, 1912 · Hanoi, Vietnam

Died October 13, 1939 · aged 26

Vũ Trọng Phụng (Hanoi, 20 October 1912 – Hanoi, 13 October 1939) was a popular Vietnamese author and journalist, who is considered to be one of the most influential figures of 20th century Vietnamese literature. Phụng's ancestral village was in Hưng Yên Province, yet he was born and lived the rest of his life in Hanoi. He wrote prolifically during the 1930s, although only for a short span of time…

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