Dumb Luck A Novel by Vu Trong Phung |
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| Editor:
| Zinoman, Peter |
| Translator:
| Cam, Nguyen Nguyet |
| Series title: | Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning and Memory Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-472-06804-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2002 |
| Publisher: | University of Michigan Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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Banned in Vietnam until 1986, Dumb Luck - by the controversial Vietnamese writer Vu Trong Phung - is a bitter satire of the rage for modernization in Vietnam during the late colonial era. First published in Hanoi during 1936, it follows the absurd and unexpected rise within colonial society of a street-smart vagabond named Red-haired Xuan.
Banned in Vietnam until 1986, Dumb Luck - by the controversial Vietnamese writer Vu Trong Phung - is a bitter satire of the rage for modernization in Vietnam during the late colonial era. First published in Hanoi during 1936, it follows the absurd and unexpected rise within colonial society of a street-smart vagabond named Red-haired Xuan.