Tử Phác
Tử Phác | |
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| Born | December 31, 1923 |
| Died | 1982 |
| Nationality | Viet |
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| Known for | Tiếng hát quay tơ |
| Spouse | Lương Thị Nghĩa (wife) |
Nguyễn Văn Kim (31 December 1923–1982), better known as his pen name Tử Phác, was a Vietnamese writer, poet, musician, and the author of the famous song "Song of Spinning" (Tiếng hát quay tơ), which was released in 1949.[1] He was also an important participant in the Nhân Văn–Giai Phẩm affair.[2]
Biography[edit]
On December 31, 1923, Nguyễn Văn Kim was born in Hàng Giấy, Đồng Xuân Market, Hanoi.[3] He had often written poems since his childhood. According to Lương Ngọc Trác, Tử Phác was originally from a feudal mandarin family, his grandfather used to be a great mandarin for the Nguyễn dynasty and surrendered to the French Army. His father, after studying in the West, returned to Hanoi to work as a road management bureaucrat.[4] His mother was Trương Tần Phác, a descendant of Trương Định. The pseudonym Tử Phác means the son of Mrs. Phác.
In 1945, he joined the Communist Party of Vietnam, later participated in the First Indochina War. In the years 1947 and 1948, he was Secretary of the Thủ Đô newspaper in War Zone III, under the pen name Nguyễn Anh Chấn. In 1949, he was appointed to the Executive Committee of the 3rd Inter-regional Arts Association and was assigned to Viet Bac as Secretary of the Sự Thật newspaper under another pen name Trương Công Kích.[3] A year later, he held the position of Head of the Arts and Culture Department of the Propaganda Department of the General Political Department.[5]
He served as a general later, who was in charge of military literature in 1952. He was involved in the Nhân Văn–Giai Phẩm affair between 1957 and 1958, for which he was sent to a re-education camp. Even after being rehabilitated, he still could not find a job. With no means of support, his young children and wife had to live on the sale of his family's furniture, musical instruments and financial support from relatives in France.[6]
Tử Phác died of cancer in 1982. Many of his works have not survived to this day due to his involvement in the Nhân Văn–Giai Phẩm affair.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Trúc Hà (December 18, 2016). "Một di sản âm nhạc đồ sộ" [A massive musical legacy]. Nhân Dân (in Vietnamese). Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Hall, Patricia Ann (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Music Censorship. Oxford University Press. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-19-973316-3.
- ^ a b "Tử Phác thương nhớ quyến vào tơ" [Tử Phác loves and misses his charms]. Vietnam General Confederation of Labour. April 9, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ Lương Ngọc Trác (1958). "Lời nói và việc làm của Tử Phác" [Tử Phác's words and deeds]. Văn nghệ Quân đội [Military Arts] (in Vietnamese). 5: 53–57. OCLC 424498432.
- ^ Hoàng, Cầm (1999). Văn xuôi Hoàng Cầm [Hoàng Cầm's prose] (in Vietnamese). Nhà xuất bản Văn học. p. 130. OCLC 1153382202.
- ^ "Vài Kỷ Niệm Về Nhà Thờ Và Nhạc Sĩ Tử Phác" [Some Memories About The Church And Musician Tử Phác]. vietnameseface.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ Phan, Phương (April 28, 2014). "Chiến thắng Tây Bắc và chiến thắng Điện Biên: Những bài hát bị lãng quên" [Northwestern victory and Điện Biên victory: Forgotten songs]. Hội Nhạc sĩ Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). Retrieved November 21, 2022.