Bảo Ninh

Bảo Ninh
BornHoàng Ấu Phương
(1952-10-18) October 18, 1952
Nghệ An, Vietnam
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • essayist
  • short story writer
NationalityVietnamese
GenreMemoirs, war stories, short stories
Years active1990–present
Military career
Allegiance North Vietnam
Branch Vietnam People's Army
Years of service1969–1975
UnitGlorious 27th Youth Brigade
Battles / warsVietnam War

Hoàng Ấu Phương, known by the pen name Bảo Ninh (born 18 October 1952), is a Vietnamese novelist, essayist and writer of short stories, best known for his first novel, published in English as The Sorrow of War.