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HOME SWEET HOME IN VÕ PHIẾN'S TUỲ BÚT

  • Vy, Tran Tinh (University of Social Sciences and Humanities-Vietnam National University)
  • Received : 2022.03.13
  • Accepted : 2022.06.30
  • Published : 2022.07.31
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Abstract

From being understood as a dwelling, the concept of home is extended to denote belongingness and a sense of attachment in which spiritual, ethnic, religious and historical identities shape a sense of self. Hence, home with its expanded definitions is considered as a cross-cutting and fundamental theme in works by Võ Phiến, one of the diaspora's towering minds who devoted his life to capturing the rich details of Vietnamese culture, its villages and locals. This article pays attention to the cultural space created through Võ Phiến's tuỳ bút written when he lived in Saigon and California. Many representations of home were argued as evidence of subtle influences of the historical and social context on the way Võ Phiến perceived and built his own homeland. By observing disruption and continuity through the expressions of the home in Võ Phiến's writing, we shed light on how Võ Phiến managed to create an indigenous cultural space towards social interactions of Western ideology in South Vietnam from 1964 to 1975.

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This research is funded by University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City under grant number T2021-01.

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