TTLV: The soldier character in Khuất Quang Thụy's novels

1. Student's full name: NGUYEN VAN HUNG 2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: July 2, 1981

4. Place of birth: Hai Chau Commune, Tinh Gia District, Thanh Hoa Province

5. Decision to recognize students No. 1698/QD-XHNV, dated July 11, 2017, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process:

(Note the types of changes and the corresponding times)

7. Thesis title: The soldier character in Khuất Quang Thuỵ's novels

8. Major: Literary Theory; Code: 60.22.01.20

9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Thanh Hung.

University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

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10. Summary of the thesis results:

The purpose is to demonstrate the system of constructing soldier characters in Khuất Quang Thụy's novels (specifically through his novels).In the midst of the whirlwind, it's no joke, a battle ensues.anddesolate peakThis thesis aims to illustrate the evolution of artistic thought in Khuất Quang Thụy's works through the stages of development of Vietnamese literature from 1980 to the present.

Through statistical analysis and comparison, combined with the use of specific arguments (text quotations), this thesis evaluates and points out the evolution in the process of constructing the image of the soldier character in Khuất Quang Thuỵ's novels; thereby affirming the significant contribution of Khuất Quang Thuỵ's novels to the renewal process of modern Vietnamese literature in general, and literature written on the theme of "Armed Forces - Revolutionary War" in particular...

FromIn the Whirlwind (1980), No Joke (1985), Confrontation (2007)andThe Desolate Peak (2016),We can see that writer Khuất Quang Thụy has undertaken a relentless and bold journey of innovation in terms of artistic thinking, creative ideas, imagery, and the fate of human beings… In his works, the soldier characters are explored more deeply and multifacetedly, reflecting the more humane and fair perspective of the writer – a soldier who wielded both a gun and a pen, who once fought in battles and now stands from a new perspective, a perspective with historical distance and a mindset of national reconciliation…

Through the theme of soldiers in particular, and novels in general, one can see the solid writing skill of Khuất Quang Thụy. He truly deserves to be considered an outstanding writer of contemporary Vietnamese prose, especially prose writing on the theme of "Armed Forces - Revolutionary War" - a theme that always affirms the true value and appeal of a great subject, always living on through time because its vitality remains forever intact.

11. Practical applications: (if any)

This thesis can serve as a valuable reference, helping readers, researchers, and especially young writers today to gain a deeper understanding of soldiers and revolutionary warfare. In particular, the issues raised in this thesis can be very helpful for those who wish to delve deeper into or pursue literary works focusing on the themes of soldiers and the Vietnamese revolutionary war.

12. Future research directions: (if any)

13. Published works related to the thesis:

(List the works in chronological order if available)

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: NGUYEN VAN HUNG 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: July 2, 1981

4. Place of birth: Hai Chau commune, Tinh Gia district, Thanh Hoa province

5. Admission decision number: 1698/QD-XHNV Dated dated July 11, 2017 by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University

6. Changes in academic process:

(List the forms of change and corresponding times)

7. Official thesis title: “Soldier's character in Khuat Quang Thuy's novels”

8. Major: Speciality: Literature argument 9. Code: 60.22.01.20

10. Supervisors: Associate Professor, Dr. PHAM THANH HUNG, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University

(Full name, academic title and degree)

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: To reveal the system in building soldier's character in Khuat Quang Thuy's novels (include:Print the whirlwind, Not just kidding, Dual conflict,andDeserted Pinnacle). The thesis clearly states acting process of art thinking in writing by Khuat Quang Thuy throughout Vietnamese literature development process since 1980.

Through statistics, analysis as well as comparison together with using detailed data (by document quotation), the thesis has assessed and shown out the development process of building soldier's character in Khuat Quang Thuy's novels, which has confirmed remarkable contribution of Khuat Quang Thuy's novels to the renovation process of Vietnam's modern literature in general, and writings on “Armed forces – Revolutionary war” in particular.

Reading such novels as:Print the whirlwind (1980), Not just kidding(1985), Dual conflict(2007),andDeserted Pinnacle (2016)), we can see that Khuat Quang Thuy has conducted a severe and daring renovation process on art thinking, writing ideas, human's character and destiny... Within his works, the soldier's character are exploited more profoundly, more polyhedronly, through which his humanity and kindness has been clearly revealed as he has been a soldier in wartime and a writer in peacetime, which has helped him to have diversified views historically and thinking on nation's harmony...

Through his writing theme on soldiers in particular and his works in general, Khuat Quang Thuy's writing power has been demonstrated, which shows that he has deserved to be one of the most outstanding writers of modern Vietnamese literature, especially literature on “Armed forces - Revolutionary war” - which has proven to be an interesting, attractive and valuable writing topic as its vitality has been remained unharmed through time.

12. Practical applicability, if any: The thesis should be considered to be reference document which can help readers, reseachers, especially young writers to have better understanding in soldiers as well as revolution war. In particular, such issues revealed by the thesis may be useful to ones who want to deeply understand or pursue the writing theme on soldier and Vietnam revolution war as well

13. Further research directions, if any:

14. Thesis-related publications:

(List them in chronological order)