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The Multidimensional Masculinity in Nguyễn Huy Thiệp’s Short Stories

  • SUVANNABHUMI
  • Abbr : SVN
  • 2024, 16(1), pp.147-173
  • DOI : 10.22801/svn.2024.16.1.147
  • Publisher : Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies
  • Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > Southeast Asia
  • Received : August 5, 2023
  • Accepted : January 10, 2024
  • Published : January 31, 2024

Van Thuan Nguyen 1,  Anh Dan Nguyen 1,  Van Luan Nguyen 1

1Hue University of Education

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ABSTRACT

Nguyễn Huy Thiệp is a pillar in Vietnamese cultural life after the Second Indochina War, and the fates of men and women at the beginning of Đổi mới (Renovation) is one of the prominent themes in his short stories. To show off sexual power, seek glory, and maintain his dominant position, Thiệp’s heroes engage in a game of oppressing the weak, hunting animals, and harassing women. However, due to the complex changes in social life, moral values, and gender inequality, men in the postwar period quickly experienced the feeling of humiliation, impotence, and failure. In turn, the sophisticated aspects of masculinity demonstrate the cultural and ethical concerns of contemporary Vietnamese society. By exploring the multidimensional nature of masculinity expressed in Thiệp’s stories, this study aims to resolve misconceptions about gender and the relationship between men and women in his work.

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