Thuan - from diaspora writer to a model of international writer
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Based on the analysis of the creative language of diaspora writers (including postcolonial writers) in the construction of an international writer from the perspective of diaspora theory, postcolonial theory, and world literature theory, the article examines the case of Thuan, a Vietnamese writer residing in France, as a model of an international writer. To clarify that, the article will develop three arguments: Thuan’s initiative in choosing creative language, Thuan’s initiative in choosing themes, and Thuan’s initiative in selecting forms of expression.
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Xuất phát từ việc phân tích ngôn ngữ sáng tác của các nhà văn di cư (bao hàm cả các nhà văn hậu thuộc địa) trong việc kiến tạo nên một nhà văn quốc tế nhìn từ lý thuyết di cư, lý thuyết hậu thuộc địa và lý thuyết văn học thế giới, trường hợp của Thuận (nhà văn Việt Nam đang định cư tại Pháp) được xem xét như một hình mẫu nhà văn quốc tế. Để làm rõ điều đó, ba luận điểm được triển khai như sự chủ động của Thuận trong việc lựa chọn ngôn ngữ sáng tạo, sự chủ động của Thuận trong việc lựa chọn đề tài và sự chủ động của Thuận trong việc đổi mới hình thức thể hiện.
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