Literary Representations of the Thái in the First Thái Novel in Vietnamese Literary History.
This study examines the role of literature in representing the Thái ethnic group in Vietnam, with a focus on Vương Trung's novel Mối tình Mường Sinh. Despite Vietnam's rich cultural diversity, the Thái people face marginalisation, and their literature remains underexplored. This paper examines Mối t...
| Published in: | Journal of Language, Literature & Culture Vol. 72; no. 2; pp. 115 - 132 |
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