Hữu Mai
Vietnamese writer
Hữu Mai (7 May 1926 – 2007) was a Vietnamese writer. He was born in Thanh Hóa and wrote the memoirs of Võ Nguyên Giáp.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 4, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q10772435. VIAF identifies the subject as 44425106. The Library of Congress control number is n84008288. 4 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1926 and 2007.
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