← Nguyen DuThe Tale of Kieuby Nguyen DuClassic Vietnamese poem of a woman's tragic journey through love and betrayalFind on Amazon↗About the authorNguyen DuVietnamese poet whose verse narrative Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu) is the national epic of Vietnam. Written in chu nom, the vernacular script, it tells the story of a talented beauty's suffering across fifteen years of degradation.More by Nguyen DuReflections After Reading the Lament of a Palace Concubine→