TTLV: The Art of Narrative in Bao Ninh's Short Stories

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Ta Thi Ha2. Gender:Female

3. Date of birth:17/01/19904. Place of birth:Bac Giang

5. Decision number for student admission:2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDHday:28/12/2012by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in the training process:Are not

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7. Thesis title:The art of narrative in Bao Ninh's short stories

8. Major:Vietnamese LiteratureCode:60220121

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ton Thao Mien - Institute of Literature - Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

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10. Summary of the thesis results:

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This thesis studies the narrative art of Bảo Ninh's short stories from the following perspectives: narrator and narrative point of view; characters and narrative plot; and narrative space and time. Through each of these aspects, Bảo Ninh demonstrates talent and innovative creativity in narrative art, including the combination and shifting of different types of narrators and narrative points of view; the way he constructs characters and narrative plots; and the way he creates a blurred, non-linear narrative space and time linked to the characters' psychology.

Bao Ninh's short story narratives aim to reflect the reality of life, the fate of people within the flow of history, the inner world of human beings, and the haunting memories and nostalgia of the past. Furthermore, Bao Ninh's short stories are the voice of people searching for the value and meaning of life. Through the elements examined in Bao Ninh's short stories, we find that Bao Ninh is a writer with a flexible, unique, and impressive storytelling style. It can be affirmed that Bao Ninh is a representative and outstanding writer of modern Vietnamese literature.

11. Practical applicability: None

12. Future research directions: None

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name:Ta Thi Ha; 2. Sex:Female

3. Date of birth:January 17^th 19904. Place of birth:Bac Giang province

5. Admission decision number:2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDHDated:December 28, 2012 of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University.

6. Changes in academic process:None

(List the forms of change and corresponding times)

7.Official thesis title:Narrative art in the short stories of Bao Ninh.

8. Major:Vietnam Literature; 9. Code:60220121

10. Supervisors:Ass. Prof. Dr. Ton Thao Mien - institute of Literature - Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

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Summary of the findings of the thesis:(Summarize them with stress on thenew sensations, if any)

The thesis studies narrative art in the short stories of Bao Ninh in terms of: narrators and narrative points of view, narrative characters and plots, narrative spaces and times. Through each of the above aspects, short stories of Bao Ninh expresses his talent and creations about narrative art, which are the combinations and movements of the narrators and narrative points of view, the art of building narrative characters and plots, building faded narrative spaces and times. The spaces and times are non - linear and tightly associated with the psychology of the characters.

In the field of narrative art in the short stories, the Bao Ninh's creations aim to reflect the reality of life, human destiny in the flow of history, when man haunted by hidden unconscious memories of the past. Moreover, the short stories of Bao Ninh also express the voice of people who are going to find value and meaning to their lives. Through the factors which are carefully analyzed in the short stories of Bao Ninh, we finally realize that Bao Ninh is a great writer who owns a flexible, special and impressive ability of narration. It can not be denied that Bao Ninh is an excellent writer of Vietnamese modern literature.

12. Practical applicability, if any:None

13. Further research directions, if any:None

14. Thesis-related publications:None