There is so much here that makes zero sense--not the review itself, but the history in this period filled with murder and greed. The author of this piece is now my go-to paradigm for scathing reviews. This is the second I've read ... and I am hooked, line and sinker.
(Maybe the only thing that is semi-rational in this period was the Vietnamese religion of Caodaism, worshipping Victor Hugo. I mean, yeah, I kinda get that one.)
This is the blend of literary, political, and economic analysis I gotta have. Hope this account blows because I need more people to understand that all things are not equal and art can and does serve the interests of the forces that impoverish and immiserate the wretched of the earth.
Of course, high-level bureaucrats in Hanoi have been feasting for decades while children wear rags in the villages. It's only accelerated now that Chinese money is flowing in like never before (and will make French colonialism a mere blip by comparison). Only they don't write books and nobody really cares to dig into that. In short, Thuy may be a shit writer but she is nothing unique if you've spent any amount of time in Vietnam.
A phenomenal review, the spite for reactionary sentiments is evocative of Lenin.
There is so much here that makes zero sense--not the review itself, but the history in this period filled with murder and greed. The author of this piece is now my go-to paradigm for scathing reviews. This is the second I've read ... and I am hooked, line and sinker.
(Maybe the only thing that is semi-rational in this period was the Vietnamese religion of Caodaism, worshipping Victor Hugo. I mean, yeah, I kinda get that one.)
This is the blend of literary, political, and economic analysis I gotta have. Hope this account blows because I need more people to understand that all things are not equal and art can and does serve the interests of the forces that impoverish and immiserate the wretched of the earth.
Of course, high-level bureaucrats in Hanoi have been feasting for decades while children wear rags in the villages. It's only accelerated now that Chinese money is flowing in like never before (and will make French colonialism a mere blip by comparison). Only they don't write books and nobody really cares to dig into that. In short, Thuy may be a shit writer but she is nothing unique if you've spent any amount of time in Vietnam.