{"product_id":"light-out-and-modern-vietnamese-stories-1930-1954-9781501778025","title":"Light Out and Modern Vietnamese Stories, 1930-1954","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Light Out\" and Modern Vietnamese Stories, 1930-1954\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, translated by Quan Manh Ha and Paul Christiansen, with an essay by Ng? Văn Gi?, is the first anthology in English of colonial Vietnamese literature written by canonical authors.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLight Out\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuan Manh Ha is Professor of American Literature at the University of Montana. He is a co-translator of \u003ci\u003eOther Moons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHanoi at Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Termite Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLongings\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Christiansen is a former Fulbright fellow and writer and editor residing in S?i G?n, Vietnam. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBeneath S?i G?n's Ch? N?u\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50869458108690,"sku":"9781501778025","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f3e08f32-cde3-46be-91a2-1359b966c809.jpg?v=1737758478","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/light-out-and-modern-vietnamese-stories-1930-1954-9781501778025","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}