"Light Out" and Modern Vietnamese Stories, 1930-1954 (eBook, ePUB)

Übersetzer: Ha, Quan Manh; Christiansen, Paul

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"Light Out" and Modern Vietnamese Stories, 1930-1954, translated by Quan Manh Ha and Paul Christiansen, with an essay by Ngô Van Giá, is the first anthology in English of colonial Vietnamese literature written by canonical authors. Light Out depicts colonial exploitation, impoverished peasants at the mercy of precarious crop cycles, and institutionalized corruption that pits peasants against village officials. Set over the course of a few days, the novella presents an intimate look into the rural society in northern Vietnam during the height of French colonialism, exposing the brutal realities of the period and the impact such deprivations have on the human spirit.

The eighteen short stories included in this book thematically delineate colonial abuses, class discrimination, patriarchal expectations, and livelihoods tethered to an unstable environment. Aesthetically, they illuminate the impact of French literary traditions and Western thought on Vietnamese traditions of storytelling.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781501778049
• Artikelnr.: 72291600

Autorenporträt

Quan Manh Ha is Professor of American Literature at the University of Montana. He is a co-translator of Other Moons, Hanoi at Midnight, The Termite Queen, and Longings. Paul Christiansen is a former Fulbright fellow and writer and editor residing in Sài Gòn, Vietnam. He is the author of Beneath Sài Gòn's Chò Nâu .

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction by Quan Manh Ha and Paul Christiansen Part I: Light Out Light Out by Ngô Tt T Light Out: Contexts and an Overview of Criticism by Ngô V
n Giá Part II: Modern Vietnamese Stories, 1930-1954 1. Carrion Eaters by Nguyn Công Hoan 2. The Teeth of an Upper-Class Family's Dog by Nguyn Công Hoan 3. Hunger by Thch Lam 4. An Early Morning by Thch Lam 5. Moonlit Nights by Thch Lam 6. Two Sisters by Nht Linh 7. An Insipid Life by Nht Linh 8. Two Eyes by Khái H
ng 9. You Must Live by Khái H
ng 10. From Theory to Practice by V
Tr
ng Phng 11. Overweening Pride by V
Tr
ng Phng 12. The Gold Teeth by V
Tr
ng Phng 13. A Poor Family by Tô Hoài 14. The First Love Letter by Tô Hoài 15. Bright Moon by Nam Cao 16. The Eyes by Nam Cao 17. A Mistress's Son by Kim Lân 18. Common-law Wife by Kim Lân