"Light Out" and Modern Vietnamese Stories, 1930–1954

Buch | Softcover

228 Seiten

2024
Northern Illinois University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5017-7803-2 (ISBN)

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"Light Out" and Modern Vietnamese Stories, 1930–1954, translated by Quan Manh Ha and Paul Christiansen, with an essay by Ngô Văn 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.

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.

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 Văn 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 HƯng

9. You Must Live by Khái HƯng

10. From Theory to Practice by Vũ TrỌng Phng

11. Overweening Pride by Vũ TrỌng Phng

12. The Gold Teeth by Vũ TrỌng 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

Erscheinungsdatum	03.10.2024
Reihe/Serie	NIU Southeast Asian Series
Übersetzer	Quan Manh Ha, Paul Christiansen
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Anthologien
	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-5017-7803-X / 150177803X
ISBN-13	978-1-5017-7803-2 / 9781501778032
Zustand	Neuware