99778800552200227766228844__PPRRIINNTT..iinndddd aa 2222//1100//1133 11::1111 PPMM The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Philip E. Lilienthal Asian Studies Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation, which was established by a major gift from Sally Lilienthal. 99778800552200227766228844__PPRRIINNTT..iinndddd bb 2222//1100//1133 11::1111 PPMM VIETNAMESE COLONIAL REPUBLICAN 99778800552200227766228844__PPRRIINNTT..iinndddd ii 2222//1100//1133 11::1111 PPMM This page intentionally left blank Peter Zinoman · VIETNAMESE COLONIAL REPUBLICAN The Political Vision of Vu˜ Tro.ng Phu.ng University of California Press Berkeley Los Angeles London 99778800552200227766228844__PPRRIINNTT..iinndddd iiiiii 2222//1100//1133 11::1111 PPMM University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England © 2014 by The Regents of the University of California Portions of chapter 3 appear in “Hải Vân, The Storm and Vietnamese Communism in the Inter-war Imagination,” in Southeast Asia over Three Generations: Essays Presented to Benedict R. O’G. Anderson, ed. James T. Siegel and Audrey R. Kahin (Ithaca, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications, 2003): 125–43. This material is reprinted here with the permission of the publishers. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Zinoman, Peter, 1965–. Vietnamese colonial republican : the political vision of Vu Trong Phung / Peter Zinoman. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “This volume is a comprehensive study of Vietnam’s greatest and most controversial 20th century writer who died tragically in 1939 at the age of 28. Vu Trong Phung is known for a remarkable collection of politically provocative novels and sensational works of non-fi ction reportage that were banned by the communist state from 1960 to 1986. Leading Vietnam scholar, Zinoman, resurrects the life and work of an important intellectual and author in order to reveal a neglected political project that is excluded from conventional accounts of modern Vietnamese political history. He sees Vu Trong Phung as a leading proponent of a localized republican tradition that opposed colonialism, communism, and unfettered capitalismand that led both to the banning of his work and to the durability of his popular appeal in Vietnam today”—Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-0-520-27628-4 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-520-95709-1 (e-book) 1. Vu, Trong Phung, 1912–1939—Political and social views. 2. Vu, Trong Phung, 1912–1939— Criticism and interpretation. 3. Vietnam—Intellectual life—20th century. I. Title. PL4378.9.V86Z99 2014 895.9′2233—dc23 2013030955 Manufactured in the United States of America 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In keeping with a commitment to support environmentally responsible and sustainable printing practices, UC Press has printed this book on Natures Natural, a fi ber that contains 30% post-consumer waste and meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). 99778800552200227766228844__PPRRIINNTT..iinndddd iivv 2222//1100//1133 11::1111 PPMM For Alexander and Isaac 99778800552200227766228844__PPRRIINNTT..iinndddd vv 2222//1100//1133 11::1111 PPMM This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: A Political History of Vu˜ Tro.ng Phu.ng 1 1. Sources of Vu˜ Tro.ng Phu.ng’s Colonial Republicanism 12 2. Capitalism and Social Reform 55 3. The Question of Communism 85 4. The Crisis of Vietnamese Sexuality 131 5. Banning Vu˜ Tro.ng Phu.ng 156 C onclusion: Rehabilitating Vu˜ Tro.ng Phu.ng 200 Notes 213 Bibliography 261 Index 279 99778800552200227766228844__PPRRIINNTT..iinndddd vviiii 2222//1100//1133 11::1111 PPMM