Novel without a name

This book is written in first person by a 28 year old vietnamese soldier named quan. Duong thu huong, author of paradise of the blind and novel without a name both from penguin is an advocate of human rights and democratic political reform, and was expelled from the communist party and imprisoned without trial in 1991. Novel without a name analysis and discussion of the. Huong, duong thu, duong, phan huy, mcpherson, nina. It focuses on the story of a north vietnamese soldier named, quan, and his hardships throughout the vietnam war, such as the book is very surreal and disturbing. Indeed, the generically titled novel without a name underscores the commonality of the war experience, even as it creates a detailed portrait of guerrilla life in the jungles of southeast asia. Last year in american studies we read a book called the things they carried by tim obrien, and this year in political studies we are reading the book novel without a name. Georges perec decided to write his own novel without. Novel without a name was published in 1991 by vietnamese author and political dissident duong thu huong. Novel without a name by duong thu huong fantastic fiction. Novel without a name, first published in english in 1995, tells the story of a young north vietnamese soldier named quan whose physical and emotional journey. Read download novel without a name pdf pdf download.

Goodreads members who liked novel without a name also liked. Part 1, has been added as a prologue for want of a better name to this story, even though it was not published as such. Novel without a name duong thu huong free ebook download as pdf file. It is the third of hers i have read and, though more impressed with the previous two, i find the imagery and the writing evocative, powerful and intense. The writer, who lives in hanoi, is an advocate of human rights. A piercing, unforgettable tale of the horror and spiritual wea. The third one was also the first vietnamese novel ever published in the united states in english.

Novel without a name is the story of a young platoon commander, quan, who struggles to find his identity in the confusion of the last days of the vietnam war. Novel without a name by duong thu huong vietnam literature. A twentyeight year old man, quan, is the narrator of novel without a name. Reminiscent of all quiet on western front and the red badge of courage. In novel without a name 1996 and the disappeared 2010, the brutalities of the vietnam war and the cambodian civil war are depicted vividly. Quan and his fellow soldiers enlist as soon as they are able, marching off to war. Nina mcpherson a piercing, unforgettable tale of the horror and spiritual weariness of war, novel without a name will shatter every preconception americans have about what happened in the jungles of vietnam. The soldier is fighting for the north vietnamese against the american and south vietnamese forces. Innocence and emotion as casualties of war as is often the case with novels of war, one of the primary themes of novel without a name is how war strips young soldiers of their innocence and ability to feel. After ten years fighting in south vietnam, north vietnamese soldier quan is a company commander. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A novel without a name is really a story in three parts that were published under the same name. Novel without a name by duong thu huong, paperback. Novel without a name analysis and discussion of the novel. I became aware of novel without a name when it was first published in the uk in 1995. The narrator is 28yearold quan, a north vietnamese. The implementation of suspect marxist doctrines and ideologies is portrayed as the main factor that led to such atrocities. Find books like novel without a name from the worlds largest community of readers. Company commander who is the narrator of the story. The vietnamese government has effectively banned all of her novels.

A piercing, unforgettable tale of the horror and spiritual weariness of war, novel without a name will shatter every preconception americans have about what happened in the jungles of vietnam. The first to come to my eyes, from vietnam, novel without a name, 1995 by duong thu huong, turns out to be a wonder of conception, of writing and translation. This novel s protagonist, quan, is a north vietnamese soldier who, after ten years of warfighting and surviving, has worked his way up to a junior officer position with a small unit under his command. Novel without a name, first published in english in 1995, tells the story of a young north vietnamese soldier named quan whose physical and emotional journey draws heavily from vietnamese author duong thu huongs own life. His relationship with his father is inexistent because he blames him for the death of his mother and brother. Prisoner without a name, cell without a number argentina is god prisoner without a name, cell without a number is a melancholy novel that expresses argentinas terrorist state. The only clumsy part of novel without a name is a brief episode with a party leader making fun of party ideology, which fits in awkwardly and is too pat to be convincing. Apparently war is something that is something bound to happen because it has been occurring throughout history and will continue to happen and with novel without a name main themes readers are able to deeply see what war does to soldiers and to any human. He is a commander in the army which is a low ranking position. Readers are able to contemplate with the themes that reoccur, what the war truly is like, and the effects it causes on the people, society, and the individual. This is an introduction to our blog about the book a novel without a name by duong thu huong. In novel without a name the author presents her case for the emptiness of the liberation war through the figurative experiences and reflections of quan, a young north vietnamese officer during the conflicts final stages. Another novel of life in wartime north vietnam from dissident and former communist duong paradise of the blind, 1993, whose experience as a communist youth brigade leader gives this story special resonance.

The novel explores the horrors of the vietnam war from the perspective of quan, a. I will be looking to determine whether or not it can be classified as a gothic novel. Novel without a name by duong thu huong is a terrific novel that lets the reader into the head of a vietnamese soldier fighting for the north vietnam side during the vietnam war. Novel without a name by duong thu huong book cover, description, publication history. The two books share many different aspects, some are rather easy to see. Dracula name course code instructors name university name city, state date of submission introduction in this paper, i will attempt to examine the novel dracula as authored by stoker. The novel, novel without a name, opens with an eerie description of the gorge of the lost souls in which nature is perceived as being full of supernatural elements. It was 1977, freedom was skin deep but joyous and tantalizing.

Nina mcpherson the story of a north vietnamese soldier, from his enlistment full of idealism, to his disillusionment after 10 years of war. The title intrigued me it is a great title but the cover. You wont find the letter e in either of these two novels. Novel without a name by duong thu huong translated by phan huy duong and nina mcpherson. The narrator is 28yearold quan, a north vietnamese soldier who has been fighting for ten years. Novel without a name oanhs thoughts this is one of the most famous novels by duong thu huong. It was published in the newcastle chronicle commencing may, 1876, of which burnage, at the time, was the proprietor. The girl without a name a zoe goldman novel 2 by sandra block and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Novel without a name thu huong duong, duong thu huong.

Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Novel without a name 1090 words 5 pages gonzalez 1 anabel gonzalez mr. A piercing, unforgettable tale of the horror and spiritual weariness of war, novel without a name will shatter every preconception americans have. Freedom was any kind of opening through which one could squeeze. Yvonne veras short novel, without a name, is set in zimbabwerhodesia, as the country is in the midst of the struggle for independence. Novel without a name is intensely concerned with the question of identity, showing how the beliefs and memories we traditionally think of as. Thematic effects on novel without a name novel without a name by duong thu huong provided a real insight on war from the vietnamese point of view.