Maik Cay (Nguyen Phuong Anh) (*1988) is a writer and filmmaker, a member of the creative group Tiếng-Thét, based in Hanoi. She describes herself as a person who searches for possibilities to turn the world upside down, or the dark inside out, or pull a boat over a mountain. Her novella Wittgenstein of the black paradise won the major award of the contest ‘Literature for 20-year old people” jointly organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Writers' Association, Youth Publishing House and Tuoi Tre Newspaper in 2018.
Contribution to MY VIETNAM
"The dream of three lives" by Maik Cây (Nguyen Phuong Anh)
A Buddhist nun recalls her past lives, which span over myths and realities, fiction and nonfiction, ancient and modern times. She is contemplates the (Viet/Vietnamese) female experience of disappointment, suffering, love and enlightenment.
