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Light Out and Modern Vietnamese Stories, 1930-1954

by Quan Manh Ha

Vietnamese fiction under French colonization

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Vietnamese fiction under French colonization

This anthology gathers canonical Vietnamese fiction written and set between 1930 and 1954, placing stories of everyday life within a period shaped by French colonial rule and a semi-feudal social order. Its historical frame connects literary writing with the society and culture of Vietnam in the first half of the twentieth century. Quan Manh Ha is credited as translator.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Vietnamese literature and its historical context
  • Those exploring Southeast Asian fiction in translation
  • Readers seeking an anthology of early twentieth-century stories

Themes

Vietnamese life and societyFrench colonialismSemi-feudal social structuresVietnamese culture

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"Light Out" and Modern Vietnamese Stories, 1930-1954, translated by Quan Manh Ha and Paul Christiansen, with an essay by Ng

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