傳翹; Truyện Kiều

aka Đoạn Trường Tân Thanh; Đoạn Trường Tân Thanh; A New Cry from a Broken Heart

The Tale of Kieu

Author

Nguyễn Du

Language

Vietnamese

Year

1820

Country

Vietnam

Genre

Epic / Long-form / Standalone Poem

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The Tale of Kiều is an epic poem in Vietnamese written by Nguyễn Du (1765–1820), well known in Vietnamese literature. The original title in Vietnamese is Đoạn Trường Tân Thanh, but it is better known as Truyện Kiều.