Nguyen Du (1766-1820): Du was a Vietnamese author who was well known by many and his story, "The Tale of Kieu" is said to have no competition in all of Vietnamese literature.
"From The Tale of Kieu"
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- Jiajing reign held peace.
- Vuong Quan was in the Vuong clan. The eldest daughter was Thuy Kieu and the youngest was Thuy Van.
- Kieu was very emotional while Van is not.
- Kim Trong was born into wealth and talent.
- Kieu was approached and told her name was signed inside the Book of the Damned.
- Dam Tien told her her name was in the book.
- Dam Tien was deade and Kieu saw her in her dream.
- A man approaches her and tells her that he is in love with her. The man claims to be her neighbor.
- To seal their commitment he gave her a fan and she gave him a pin.
(566-586)
- She was sent away to leave by her father for good reason and on good terms.
- Kieu leaving home she ended up attempting to kill herself.
- She wakes up and is aided by doctors taking care of her.
The man had overall tricked her to leave with him and she ended up working at a v=brothel hence why she wanted to end her life.
- Once again another marriage is set to be made but she attempts to kill herself. Again fails to do so.
- The nun is named Giac Duyen.
- She was in tears when she saw her family it had been fifteen years and they were all glad she was alive.
Du, Nguyen. "From the Tale of Kieu." The Norton Anthology World Literature Volume E. Ed. Puchner, Martin, Suzanne Akbari, Wiebke Denecke, Vinay Dharwadker, Barbara Fuchs, Caroline Levine, Pericles Lewis, Emily Wilson. W. W. Norton & Company, pp. 546-586
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