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From the highly controversial writer, reporter, and satirist Vũ Trọng Phụng, Making a Whore is an exposé of the so-called progressive 'Westernised' ideals of sexuality in 1930s colonial Vietnam.
The novel follows the life of Huyền, a young woman born into Hà Nội’s upper-class, whose innocent interest in her mother’s pregnancy is casually dismissed: ‘You’ll find out when you get married’. Lacking sexual education from her family, Huyền turns to her peers for answers, opening up a world of childish whispers about physical pleasure.
As polite society demands Huyền to remain virtuous, she enters into adulthood with both the will to know and the will to suppress a young woman’s burning physical desires. The torments of her sexual frustration spiral Huyền into a life of debauchery; one she might not ever want to turn back from.
‘A classic work of Vietnamese literature. Heartshattering, thought-provoking and unforgettable.’ —Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, author of Dust Child
‘Making a Whore is an immediate and sharply observed modernist text. While Vũ Trọng Phụng’s prolific yet short-lived output of work was once considered obscene and outrageous, Making a Whore is an absolutely vital text that looks to the future by questioning the teachings of governance; the failings of the health, marriage and education systems, and how society shames young women and curious minds. Not only that, it is also a heartfelt treatise on a person’s capacity for love and desire, and the systems in place that restrict them.’ —Joshua Jones, author of Local Fires
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Trade Paperback. Condition: New. First Edition. New! 'From the highly controversial writer, reporter, and satirist V? Tr?ng Ph?ng, Making a Whore is an exposé of the so-called progressive 'Westernised' ideals of sexuality in 1930s colonial Vietnam. The novel follows the life of Huy?n, a young woman born into Hà N?i's upper-class, whose innocent interest in her mother's pregnancy is casually dismissed: 'You'll find out when you get married'. Lacking sexual education from her family, Huy?n turns to her peers for answers, opening up a world of childish whispers about physical pleasure. As polite society demands Huy?n to remain virtuous, she enters into adulthood with both the will to know and the will to suppress a young woman's burning physical desires. The torments of her sexual frustration spiral Huy?n into a life of debauchery; one she might not ever want to turn back from. 'A classic work of Vietnamese literature. Heartshattering, thought-provoking and unforgettable.' Nguy?n Phan Qu? Mai, author of Dust Child 'Making a Whore is an immediate and sharply observed modernist text. While V? Tr?ng Ph?ng's prolific yet short-lived output of work was once considered obscene and outrageous, Making a Whore is an absolutely vital text that looks to the future by questioning the teachings of governance; the failings of the health, marriage and education systems, and how society shames young women and curious minds. Not only that, it is also a heartfelt treatise on a person's capacity for love and desire, and the systems in place that restrict them.' Joshua Jones, author of Local Fires' ~ Publisher. Seller Inventory # 646764
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