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Characterization of Intellectuals in Short Stories of Nam Cao (Vietnam) and Lu Xun (China)
Van-Dau Quach (Wendou Guo)
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2016.08.003
School of Chinese Language and Literature, Hunan University, Hunan, China Military Academy of Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nam Cao and Lu Xun are among high-profile writers who gain wide appreciation. The movements of literary assert this over the latter half of recent century in our country. That reality persistently points us to an urgent need for researches on Nam Cao and Lu Xun. Tints of literary worldviews of Nam Cao and Lu Xun, though upon which numberless research works, both domestic and foreign, have provided multi-directional insights and exploration of artistic creativities, remain misevaluated. Bich Thu, the author of Nam Cao, His Life and Legacies, counted out 191 articles and books themed Nam Cao. They were edited by writers of Nam Cao’s generation namely Nguyen Huy Tuong, Nguyen Dinh Thi, To Hoai and Nguyen Hong, and even distinguished scholars such as Ha Minh Duc, Phong Le and Nguyen Dang Manh, so on. Regarding Lu Xun, there is no denying the fact of his brilliant artistic ideology. Although Vietnamese readers have gained a late knowledge of him for just a half of century, his name is laid somewhere in the heart of our people, integrally and consistently. Vietnam’s reader generations restlessly learn about and research on Lu Xun. A pioneering merit badge should be rewarded to the renowned literary critic Dang Thai Mai, for his introduction and translation of Lu Xun to Vietnamese readers since 1943. The most interesting coincidence of Nam Cao and Lu Xun is that their profiles are imbued with the characters in their compositions. Mentioning Lu Xun cannot help a reference to AQ, meanwhile the name of Nam Cao apparently recalls a Philistine Chi. AQ as well as Philistine Chi have become characters of the society’s spiritual life and long live with the eternal brilliance of their two creators. That coincidence draws countless number of researchers. The “matching point”, referring to the subject of farmers and intellectuals, between Nam Cao and Lu Xun’s works has been explored to some certain extent. This elicitly invites us for deeper studies. The author of this article, in response to such invitation, delves into the subject with respect to characterization of intellectuals in Nam Cao and Lu Xun’s short stories.
Nam Cao, Lu Xun, intellectuals, characterization, short stories
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