Contemporary literature
The introduction of the National Language
(Quoc Ngu) was the foundation for Contemporary Literature or
Modern Literature. The first works using the National Language were
the fictions "Who can do that?", "The grass teased by wind" by Ho
Bieu Chanh, "To Tam" by Hoang Ngoc Phach, "Watermelon" by
Nguyen Trong Thuat, and "The collection of folktales" by Truong Vinh
Ky. The Vietnamese Modern Literature has been strongly developed
with the introduction of a series of works in the national language by
famous writers, including Tan Da, The Lu, Ngo Tat To, Nguyen Cong
Hoan, Nguyen Hong, Xuan Dieu, Huy Can, Luu Trong Lu, and Nam the nation's aspiration for peace and independence, calling on the
people to rise up for national liberation and reunification.
Since the reunification, in pursuit of the policy to build a "modern
culture with strong national identity", Vietnamese artists and writers
have been seeking to reflect various aspects of the social life in
their works. Their writings help fight wrong-doings and call upon
the whole nation to build a Vietnam that is a "strong country,
wealthy people, a just, democratic and advanced society". The
Vietnamese Literature has been rapidly developed with various
forms: prose, poetry and literature review, etc., thus contributing to
the development of Vietnamese culture.