Nam Cao

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Nam Cao was a prominent 20th-century Vietnamese realist writer best known for his poignant short stories and novels depicting the struggles of peasants and intellectuals under colonial and feudal oppression.

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instanceOf Vietnamese writer
person
realist writer
birthName Trần Hữu Tri NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath killed in the First Indochina War
commemoratedIn Vietnamese school curricula
countryOfCitizenship Vietnam NERFINISHED
culturalContext modern Vietnamese literature
dateOfBirth 1915
dateOfDeath 1951
depicts marginalized social classes
rural Vietnamese life
educationTheme conflicts of intellectuals in colonial society
gender male
genre realist fiction
social criticism
hasLegacy streets and schools named after him in Vietnam
hasWorkType novel
short story
historicalEra French Indochina period NERFINISHED
influenced Vietnamese realist literature
isConsidered one of the most important Vietnamese writers of the 20th century
languageOfWork Vietnamese
literaryFocus colonial oppression
feudal oppression
peasants
poor intellectuals
social injustice
militaryInvolvement First Indochina War NERFINISHED
movement realism
name Nam Cao NERFINISHED
nationality Vietnamese
notableWork Chí Phèo NERFINISHED
Lão Hạc NERFINISHED
Sống mòn NERFINISHED
Đời thừa NERFINISHED
occupation novelist
short story writer
writer
placeOfBirth Hà Nam Province, Vietnam NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Vietnam NERFINISHED
politicalContextOfWorks French colonial rule in Vietnam
regionOfActivity Northern Vietnam NERFINISHED
socialRole public intellectual
styleCharacteristic critical realism
psychological depth
sympathy for the poor
writingPeriod 20th century

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