'King of Northern Comedy' Xuan Hinh releases autobiography

'Xuan Hinh - The Folk Comedy Maker', the first autobiography of the 'Northern Comedy King' Xuan Hinh, contains the serious and passionate thoughts of a veteran artist with a deep love for folk culture.

For those who have been following Xuan Hinh's artistic path, the book's title is not unfamiliar, as he once named the live show to celebrate his 40th anniversary of his career. Exactly 10 years later, at the milestone of 50 years in the profession, once again, the Northern comedian self-deprecatingly calls himself "a folk comedian", nothing more, nothing less.

Book cover - photo: Publishing House

The memoir of the "country guy" consists of 5 parts and appendixes of works and images, providing a comprehensive view of the artist's personality, life and career. In it, the "Bac Bling player" refuses to talk about sensational, audience-pleasing personal secrets. Instead, he seriously looks back at his life from when he was a poor, miserable boy who fell in love with art early to the years of his life and career as a young artist struggling before creating a remarkable stage career with many marks.

The book of nearly 300 pages shares with young people valuable professional and personal experiences from a man who has devoted himself for 5 decades to his profession and to life. Above all, his love for folk culture - which to him is not only an artistic material but also a reason for living. "Without folk culture, I would be nobody. It is the place I return to, the cradle where I was born a second time - in art," he wrote in the book.

Xuan Hinh at the Mother Goddess Museum - photo: NVCC

The artist also devoted part of the book to introducing the 5,000 m2 Mother Goddess Museum ⁱⁿ Soc Son, Hanoi , the lifelong work of a male artist with a deep love for ancient capital. As he once shared with Thanh Nien : "At this age, I only like to spend money on things... that don't make money, but it is my lifelong wish. Working on culture, especially traditional culture, must be done with sincerity. After all, we have received the blessings of our ancestors, so we must pay them back...".

Refusing to delve into his private life, which he often jokes is "full of terrible secrets, even if beaten to death he would not reveal", the "king of comedy" does not forget to give his small family respectful words. Because for him, "a man's greatest success, besides a career that can make us hold our heads high when mentioned, is having a happy family"...

The book Xuan Hinh - The Folk Joke (Literature Publishing House) currently has two versions: a special hardcover edition, limited to 500 copies, and a regular paperback edition.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/vua-hai-dat-bac-xuan-hinh-ra-mat-tu-truyen-18525080422540911.htm