Exile: Rupture and Continuity in Jean Vanmaiâs ChÃ¢n Dang and Fils de ChÃ¢n Dang

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Exile: Rupture and Continuity in Jean Vanmaiâs ChÃ¢n Dang and Fils de ChÃ¢n Dang

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Pages:: 151â172

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789401205924_010

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This chapter focuses on the novels of the New Caledonian-born writer Jean Vanmai, ChÃ¢n Dang (1980) and Fils de ChÃ¢n Dang (1983), which describe the working conditions and exilic existence of the little known ChÃ¢n Dang, the voluntary workers from Tonkin (North Vietnam) who moved to New Caledonia in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries. Descended from a ChÃ¢n Dang family, Vanmai wishes to preserve the memory of the ChÃ¢n Dangâs past. In writing their story, Vanmai sees himself as the guardian of the ChÃ¢n Dangâs collective memory, a keeper and defender of their common past. The chapter argues that in his depictions of the ChÃ¢n Dang, Vanmai breaks the silence surrounding colonial exile and exploitation and provides a full account of the ChÃ¢n Dangâs exile that can be integrated into the contemporary history of Vietnamese migration. Moreover, Vanmai also stresses the need to fulfil oneâs filial duty among the young Vietnamese generations. With this symbolic filial act, Vanmai pays homage to his Vietnamese ancestors and earns himself an honourable title, that of a true dutiful âson of ChÃ¢n Dang.â

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Exile Cultures, Misplaced Identities

Series:Â Critical Studies, Volume: 30Â andÂ Critical Studies, Volume: 30

E-Book ISBN:: 9789401205924

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 01 Jan 2008

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- Literature and Cultural Studies
- Social Sciences
  - Cultural Studies

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