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Overview: While mainstream Vietnamese history chronicles a few woman warriors of the past and some contemporary female activists, Vietnamese women always have performed their roles in the quiet shadows of men. To illuminate those shadows, Quan Manh Ha and Quynh H. Vo have brought into English the first anthology of its kind, featuring twenty-two contemporary stories written by Vietnamese women whose narratives make visible the multitudinous lives of Vietnamese women over the last two decades.
All the stories in Longings appear in English for the first time, inviting new readers to appreciate the “Longings” or aspirations of Vietnamese women as they have had to face suffering and struggle, hope and despair, sorrow and joy, while navigating an uncharted course through the social and economic waves that have lifted or lowered their lives since the US–Vietnam normalization in the mid-1990s.
The wife in Da Ngan’s “The Innermost Feelings of White Pillows” suppresses sexual frustration at her husband’s impotence by stuffing her pillows with new fibers. The rural women in Tran Thuy Mai’s “Green Plums” have no choice but to become prostitutes to earn a living. The mother in Pham Thi Phong Diep’s “Mother and Son” demonstrates an unconditional sacrifice and ineffable love for her adopted son despite his insolence and ingratitude. A woman in Nguyen Thi Chau Giang’s “Late Moon” violates all prescribed gender norms in order to live freely.
Longings brings together stories by both well-established and emerging Vietnamese writers, those who come from various regions in Vietnam and represent the diversity and richness in Vietnamese short fiction. This anthology expands the audience for deserving authors and broadens perspective on the heterogeneous voices, narrative styles, and thematic interests of women who contribute to the growing corpus of contemporary Vietnamese short fiction.
Genre: Fiction > General Fiction/Classics
Includes:
- White Pillows: Dạ Ngân
The Red Cushion: An Thư
Green Plum: Trần Thùy Mai
The Island: Nguyễn Ngọc Tư
Raindrops On His Shoulders: Tống Ngọc Hân
Late Moon: Nguyễn Thị Châu Giang
The Eternal Forest : Trịnh Bích Ngân
Selecting A Husband: Kiều Bích Hậu
The Haunted Garden: Trầm Hương
Desolate Grassy Hill: Trần Thanh Hà
Longing In Vain: Nguyễn Hương Duyên
The Bitter Honey: Niê Thanh Mai
After The Storm: Trần Thị Thắng
Mother And Son: Phạm Thị Phong Điệp
Boozing With A Khmer Rouge: Võ Diệu Thanh
Innermost: Phạm Thị Ngọc Liên
On The Rạng Riverbank: Trịnh Thị Phương Trà
Spring Buds: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
The Smoke Cloud: Nguyễn Thị Kim Hòa
At The Border: Võ Thị Xuân Hà
The Sound Of Lip Lute Behind The Stone Fence: Đỗ Bích Thúy
Under The Blooming Silk Cotton Tree: Tịnh Bảo
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