TTLV: War and humanity in Van Le's two novels, *The Freezing Summer* and *Phoenix*

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Thi Ngoc Ha

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: June 3, 1984

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision on student admission No. 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 31, 2014, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:War and humanity in two novelsThe freezing summerandPhoenixby Van Le

8. Major: Vietnamese Literature Code: 60.22.01.21

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ton Phuong Lan, Institute of Literature, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences

10. Summary of the thesis results:

Through research and analysis of the themes of war and humanity in novels.The freezing summerandPhoenixVan Le's thesis has achieved the following results:

- This thesis explores and evaluates the renewal process of Vietnamese literature, including novels about war written after 1975 by Van Le, thereby affirming that renewed literature has undergone a change in the perception of reality, recognizing the diversity of reality.

- In terms of content, the thesis clarifies the humanitarian values ​​in the novels, revealing the power of love in wartime; the soldiers' attachment to their villages and spiritual culture; and the author Van Le's reflections and contemplations on the human condition.

- In terms of artistry, identify the outstanding features in the novel.The freezing summerandPhoenixVan Le's work is characterized by its diverse character development; a unique and unusual "dual" structure; a writing style that blends conscious and unconscious elements; and a mix of the harsh realities of war and the mystical spiritual world; all presented in a novel imbued with poetic language.

- The thesis also affirms Van Le's talent, position, and valuable contributions to the theme of war in modern Vietnamese literature.

11. Practical applications:

- This thesis is a research document for literature students and a reference for lecturers and teachers who wish to learn about and research the author Van Le.

12. Future research directions: None

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Ngoc Ha 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: June 3, 1984 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SĐH Dated: December 31, 2014 of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: War and people in Van Le's two novels: Cold Summer and Phoenix

8. Major: Vietnamese literature Code: 60.22.01.21

9. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ton Phuong Lan - Institute of Literature - Hanoi Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

With the process of surveying and researching on the topic of War and people in Van Le's two novels:Cold Summer and Phoenix, the thesis has obtained some of the following results:

- The thesis researched and evaluated the renovation process of Vietnamese literature anh VanLe's novels including the topic of wars in Vietnamese novels after 1975; whereby it's possible to ascertain that the renovated literature has changed in viewpoints on reality, recognized the diversity of reality, changed in concepts about human, and recognized the complexity in human life as well as its relations.

- In content, essays elucidate the humanitarian values ​​of the content of the novel, seeing the power of love in war; attachment of soldiers to the village, with spiritual culture; to contemplate, to reflect on the human condition of the author Van Le's.

- In art, to find the features in War and people in Van Le's two novels:Cold Summer and Phoenix, in how to build character diverse systems; textured "double" and unique, interwoven style conscious and the unconscious, and practice fierce war and mysterious spiritual world; language poetic novels.

- The thesis also confirms the talent, the position, and the honorable contributions of VanLe's to the modern Vietnamese literature.

1. Practical applicability, if any:

This thesis can be used as a study material for students of Literature majors, or as a reference material for teachers and lecturers who are interested in studying Van Le's novels.

12. Further research directions, if any: No

13. Thesis-related publications: No