TTLV: The narrative pattern of war in Svetlana Alexievich's "War Has No Woman's Face"

1. Student's full name: Nguyen Trong Truong

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: September 1, 1995

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision on student admission No. 2769/QD-XHNV dated October 27, 2017, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Thesis Title: The Narrative Pattern of War in Svetlana Alexievich's "War Has No Woman's Face"

7. Major: Literary Theory Code: 60220120

8. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Khanh Thanh - Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

9. Summary of thesis results:

If it is simply a matter of acceptance.War has no female face.From the women's speeches, we see their stories fragmented and pieced together. If we consider the work from a cubist perspective, we will see the uniqueness in the writer's "narrative strategy." (Analysis)War has no female face.This thesis focuses on artistic thinking and the writer's perspective when approaching the history of war. War is not for women, yet it is depicted through the faces, voices, and emotions of women themselves. The juxtaposition of multiple "voices" about war reveals the principles of the work's organization. The realistic portrayal is viewed from various angles, broadening the scope of reflection and enriching human understanding of existence. Furthermore, the thesis deciphers how the writer confronts and exposes the reality of their own life in a context where the status and role of women in shaping history are diminished.

On an artistic level, the work has a unique form, elevating the thinking about the essence of art, which is creativity. The language is highly reflective and strips away all prejudices and barriers by creating "decentralized" and "de-self" revolutions to bring them back to their true nature. In addition, it features multi-faceted narrative, a polyphonic and multi-subjective tone, and a polyphonic writing style that affirms powerful innovations in narrative strategy, approaching postmodern aesthetics.

Information about Master Dissertation

1. Full name: Truong Nguyen Trong

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: 01/09/1995

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision to legalize student No: 2769 on October 27th 2017 by the Principal of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University

6. Title of the Master Dissertation: The model of war narrative in “The unwomanly face of war” by Svetlana Alexievich

7. Major: Literary Theories Code: 60220120

8. Research supervisor: Prof Thanh Tran Khanh - University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University

9. Result summary:

If the story is simply explored from women's discourse, we are able to see only its segmented or assembled sides. When it is considered from a stereoscopic vision, we can recognize the writer's unique “narrative strategy”. By examining “The unwomanly face of war”, the thesis aims at artistic thinking and the writer's position when approaching the history of war. The war is not for women, but it is built based on their own faces, voices and emotions. Setting up together many “voices” about war also indicates Alexievich's principles of organizing his work. The realistic picture is reflected under many perspectives, widening and enriching human's awareness of existence and survival. This thesis, more than that, explains how Alexievich faced and exposed the reality of his life in the context of when women's positions and roles in creating history are lowered. On the art side, the work is composed in a distinctive manifestation, levels up readers' thinking about the nature of art, which is the creativity. The language used is highly reflective, and all prejudices and barriers are eliminated by establishing “non-central” revolutions to bring them back to their true identity. Besides, there is a multi-vocal tone.