Background
Mr. Ninh was born in Nghệ An Province, Vietnam, on October 18, 1952. He is a son of a linguist and a teacher.
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Bao Ninh, a former North Vietnamese soldier, provides a strikingly honest look at how the Vietnam War forever changed his life, his country, and the people who live there. Originaly published against government wishes in Vietnam because of its nonheroic, non-ideological tone,
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Mr. Ninh was born in Nghệ An Province, Vietnam, on October 18, 1952. He is a son of a linguist and a teacher.
Bảo Ninh has a degree in genetics.
During the Vietnam War, he served in the Glorious 27th Youth Brigade. Of the five hundred who went to war with the brigade in 1969, he is one of ten who survived.
In 1987, Bảo Ninh published Trại bảy chú lùn (Camp of Seven Dwarves), a collection of short stories. He has also written a second novel, Steppe, but is said to be reluctant to publish it.
A short story by Mr. Ninh, "A Marker on the Side of the Boat" (Khắc dấu mạn thuyền), translated by Linh Dinh, is included in the anthology Night, Again.
Bảo Ninh is also an essayist. He is interviewed in Ken Burns's series The Vietnam War.
(Bao Ninh, a former North Vietnamese soldier, provides a s...)
1994Bảo Ninh is married to a teacher. The couple has one son.
