``... DDa(.c ddie^?m lo+'n nha^'t cu?a xu+' so+? na`y la` nhu+o+.c tie^?u. DDa^y la` mo^.t co^ ga'i ddo^`ng trinh bi. ne^`n va(n minh Trung Hoa cu+o+~ng hie^'p. Co^ ga'i a^'y vu+`a thi'ch thu', vu+`a nhu.c nha~, vu+`a ca(m thu` no'. Vua Gia Long hie^?u ddie^`u a^'y va` dda^'y la` no^~i cay dda('ng lo+'n nha^'t ma` o^ng cu`ng co^.ng ddo^`ng pha?i chi.u ddu+.ng. Nguye^~n Du thi` kha'c, o^ng kho^ng hie^?u ddie^`u a^'y. Nguye^~n Du la` ddu+'a con cu?a co^ ga'i ddo^`ng trinh kia, do`ng ma'u chu+'a dda^`y ddie^?n ti'ch cu?a te^n dda`n o^ng kho^'n na.n dda~ cu+o+~ng hie^'p me. mi`nh. Nguye^~n Du nga^.p trong mo+' bu`ng nhu`ng cu?a ddo+`i so^'ng, co`n vua Gia Long ddu+'ng cao ha(?n ngoa`i ddo+`i so^'ng a^'y. Ngu+o+`i me. cu?a Nguye^~n Du (tu+'c ne^`n chi'nh tri. ddu+o+ng tho+`i) gia^'u gie^'m con mi`nh su+. e^ che^` va` chi.u ddu+.ng vo+'i tinh tha^`n cao ca?, kie^`m che^'. Pha?i ba tra(m na(m sau ngu+o+`i ta mo+'i tha^'y ddie^`u na`y vo^ nghi~a ...''

DDo^i do`ng tie^?u su+?

• Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p sinh nga`y 29 tha'ng 4 na(m 1950, que^ qua'n: Thanh Tri`, Ha` No^.i.
• Thuo+? nho? o^ng cu`ng gia ddi`nh lu+u la.c kha('p no^ng tho^n ddo^`ng ba(`ng Ba('c Bo^., tu+` Tha'i Nguye^n qua Phu' Tho., Vi~nh Ye^n ... No^ng tho^n va` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i lao ddo^.ng vi` the^' dde^? la.i nhie^`u da^'u a^'n kha' dda^.m ne't trong nhie^`u sa'ng ta'c cu?a o^ng. ``Me. to^i la` no^ng da^n, co`n to^i sinh ra o+? no^ng tho^n ...''
• Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p chi.u a?nh hu+o+?ng gia'o du.c chu? ye^'u cu?a o^ng ngoa.i, vo^'n la` ngu+o+`i am hie^?u nho ho.c va` me., vo^'n la` ngu+o+`i su`ng dda.o Pha^.t. Na(m 1960, o^ng cu`ng gia ddi`nh ve^` que^ qua'n va` ddi.nh cu+ o+? xo'm Co`, la`ng Khu+o+ng Ha. .
• Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p la` mo^.t bo^ng hoa no+? muo^.n tre^n va(n dda`n. Va`i truye^.n nga('n cu?a o^ng xua^'t hie^.n la^`n dda^`u tie^n tre^n ba'o Va(n Nghe^. cu?a Ho^.i Nha` Va(n Vie^.t Nam na(m 1986. Chi? mo^.t va`i na(m sau ddo', ca? la`ng va(n ho.c trong la^~n ngoa`i nu+o+'c xo^n xao nhu+~ng cuo^.c tranh lua^.n ve^` ca'c ta'c pha^?m cu?a o^ng. ``Co' ngu+o+`i le^n a'n anh gay ga('t, tha^.m chi' coi va(n chu+o+ng cu?a anh co' nhu+~ng khuynh hu+o+'ng tha^'p he`n. Ngu+o+`i kha'c la.i he^'t lo+`i ca ngo+.i anh va` cho ra(`nh anh co' tra'ch nhie^.m cao vo+'i cuo^.c so^'ng hie^.n nay ...'' (Lo+`i cuo^'i sa'ch cu?a NXB DDa Nguye^n)
• So+? tru+o+`ng cu?a Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p la` truye^.n nga('n, co' the^? ta.m ddu+o+.c pha^n loa.i nhu+ sau:
  • ve^` li.ch su+? va` va(n ho.c: Kie^'m Sa('c, Va`ng Lu+?a, Pha^?m Tie^'t, Nguye^~n Thi. Lo^., Mu+a Nha~ Nam, Chu't Thoa'ng Xua^n Hu+o+ng ...
  • truye^.n nga('n mang ho+i hu+o+'m huye^`n thoa.i hoa(.c "co^? ti'ch": Nhu+~ng Ngo.n Gio' Hua Ta't, Con Ga'i Thu?y Tha^`n, Gio.t Ma'u, Muo^'i Cu?a Ru+`ng, Cha?y DDi So^ng O+i, Tru+o+ng Chi ...
  • ve^` xa~ ho^.i VN ddu+o+ng dda.i: Kho^ng Co' Vua, Tu+o+'ng Ve^` Hu+u, Cu'n, Sang So^ng, To^.i A'c va` Tru+`ng Pha.t ...;
  • ve^` ddo^`ng que^ va` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i da^n lao ddo^.ng: Thu+o+ng Nho+' DDo^`ng Que^, Nhu+~ng Ba`i Ho.c No^ng Tho^n, Nhu+~ng Ngu+o+`i Tho+. Xe? ...
  Ngoa`i ra, Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p co`n vie^'t nhie^`u ki.ch, tie^u bie^?u la` Xua^n Ho^`ng, Co`n La.i Ti`nh Ye^u, Gia DDi`nh (hay Quy? O+? Vo+'i Ngu+o+`i, du+.a theo truye^.n nga('n Kho^ng Co' Vua), Nha` Tie^n Tri, Hoa Sen No+? Nga`y 29 Tha'ng 4 ...; va` nhie^`u tho+ (chu+a xua^'t ba?n ta^.p tho+ na`o, song tho+ xua^'t hie^.n kha' nhie^`u trong ca'c truye^.n nga('n cu?a o^ng).
• Na(m 1994, Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p ga'c bu't va` xoay ra mo+? nha` ha`ng o+? Ha` No^.i te^n la` Hoa Ban, ra^'t a(n kha'ch.

Ta`i lie^.u tham kha?o:

• Nhu+ Nhu+~ng Ngo.n Gio', Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p, NXB Va(n Ho.c, 1995.
• Nhu+~ng Ngo.n Gio' Hua Ta't, Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p, NXB DDa Nguye^n, 1990.
• Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p -- Ta'c Pha^?m va` Du+ Lua^.n, Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p et al, NXB Ho^`ng Li~nh, 1991.
• Truye^.n Nga('n Cho.n Lo.c, Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p, NXB Ho^.i Nha` Va(n, 1995.
• Con Ga'i Thu?y Tha^`n, Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p, NXB Ho^.i Nha` Va(n, 1992.
• Tu+o+'ng Ve^` Hu+u, nhie^`u ta'c gia?, NXB Tre?, 1988.
• The General Retires and Other Stories, Nguye^~n Huy Thie^.p, English translation by Greg Lockhart.
• Va(n Ho.c Vie^.t Nam Du+o+'i Che^' DDo^. Co^.ng Sa?n, Nguye^~n Hu+ng Quo^'c
• Tuo^?i Tre? Chu? Nha^.t, so^' 28, July 16, 1995.
• Ca'c ta^.p san Ho+.p Lu+u .

Ta'c pha^?m cho.n lo.c:

Cha?y DDi So^ng O+i
Kie^'m Sa('c
Nhu+~ng Ngo.n Gio' Hua Ta't
Thu+o+ng Nho+' DDo^`ng Que^