Quan Manh Ha "Light Out" and Modern Vietnamese Stories, (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: "Light Out" and Modern Vietnamese Stories, 1930–1954Condition: NewISBN-10: 150177803XEAN: 9781501778032ISBN: 9781501778032Publisher: Northern Illinois University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/15/2024Description: "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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 454gTranslator: Quan Manh Ha, Paul ChristiansenContributor: Quan Manh Ha (Translated by), Paul Christiansen (Translated by)Genre: Literary CriticismTopic: Fiction, HistoryBook Series: NIU Southeast Asian SeriesAuthor: Quan Manh HaRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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