Hoang Cam

Who was Hoang Cam?

Hoàng Cầm was penname of Bùi Tằng Việt, a Vietnamese poet, playwright, and novelist. He is best remembered for his poems such as Bên kia sông Đuống, Lá diêu bông or the plays Kiều Loan and Hận Nam Quan. Being involved in the Nhân Văn affair, Hoàng Cầm retreated from the Vietnam Association of Writers in 1958, later in 2007 he was awarded the National Prize for Literature and Art by the Government of Vietnam.