Nguyen Du

Poet, Author

1766 – 1820

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Who was Nguyen Du?

Nguyễn Du is a celebrated Vietnamese poet who wrote in chữ nôm, the ancient writing script of Vietnam. He is most known for writing the epic poem The Tale of Kieu.

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Born
Jan 3, 1766
Hanoi
Also known as
  • Thanh Hien
  • To Nhu
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Nationality
  • Vietnam
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Died
Sep 16, 1820

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on July 23, 2013

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