{"product_id":"longings-contemporary-fiction-by-vietnamese-women-writers-paperback-softback-9781682832066","title":"Longings; Contemporary Fiction by Vietnamese Women Writers (Paperback \/ softback) 9781682832066","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLongings\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eContemporary Fiction by Vietnamese Women Writers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eQuan Manh Ha (Translated by), Quynh H. Vo (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781682832066\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 March 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“These stories by Vietnamese women carry us into their unique lives and challenges now that the Vietnam War is over. In this collection of their voices, gathered from across the nation, one listens to their stories of love and loss. Reading them is much like sitting in a family courtyard in the evening and hearing a woman’s voice singing a family tale, all of it carried to us in English by careful translators.”\u003cspan\u003e—John;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mark2rki5ubv9\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBalaban\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, translator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCa Dao Việt Nam \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpring Essence: The Poetry of Hồ Xuân Hương\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Illustrating a vast range of female yearnings shackled by entrenched sexism, capitalism, geopolitics, and ecological instability, this anthology meticulously records gendered states of physical and metaphysical absence to voice a timeless, sobering argument: a society can call itself enlightened only when its treatment of women, who form a large segment of the human race, is considered universally just and equitable.”;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Thúy Đinh, bilingual critic and editor, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsymptote\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (journal) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDa Màu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (magazine)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Expertly translated, these wide-ranging stories invite us into the heart of communities who comprise today’s Vietnam, from north to south, from mountains to coast, from rainforest to town and city. An excellent introduction to contemporary Vietnamese fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Timothy Allen, translator of Nguyễn Du's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Song of Kiều\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eLongings: Contemporary Fiction by Vietnamese Women Writers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an important book.;.;.;. There are certain themes and topics that do emerge numerous times within the book, particularly romantic love, prostitution, Confucian notions of filial piety, and one’s search for meaning in the world. Yet, the conclusions or impressions one can glean about these subjects occasionally contradict or oppose one another, which makes for a particularly rich reading experience.;.;.;.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis breadth of subject matter in;\u003ci\u003eLongings;\u003c\/i\u003eis impressive, but the variety of represented regions within Vietnam might be even more significant. The editors have done an excellent job finding representation from all areas, including rural and urban settings. Whether it’s a southern island, a northwest farming village, or a Central Highlands forest, the rural settings all suggest a certain timelessness.;.;.;. \u003ci\u003eLongings;\u003c\/i\u003eallows readers to engage in the construction of collective knowledge, understanding and, ultimately, empathy.\" —Paul Christiansen, \u003ci\u003eSaigoneer\u003c\/i\u003e, May 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhile 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll the stories in \u003ci\u003eLongings\u003c\/i\u003e appear in English for the first time, inviting new readers to appreciate the \"\u003ci\u003eLongings\u003c\/i\u003e\" 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLongings\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Texas Tech University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676635853080,"sku":"9781682832066","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/longings-contemporary-fiction-by-vietnamese-women-writers-paperback-softback-9781682832066","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}