Characteristics of genre structure in contemporary Vietnamese short novels

DOI: 10.18173/2354-1067.2023-0001

Abstract

The change in genre structure is a noticeable point when the novel changes from a largescale narrative to a small-scale narrative. Therefore, the problem of genre structure is posed as a fundamental problem when studying the characteristics of the short novel form. Within the scope of this article, applying new theoretical issues about the genre, combining analysis and comparison, from a poetic perspective, we will clarify the main points in the genre structure of the trend of short novels in contemporary Vietnamese literature. Innovations in the genre structure of short novels such as: replacing the historical-event structure with the historical-soul structure, and breaking the one-line structure… must be recognized and evaluated as an attempt to achieve the novel’s function with a limit on page numbers. From explaining the basis of formation, to analyzing and clarifying this feature in the structure of the short novel, the article contributes a famous democratic dialogue about a novel form that is not too unfamiliar but still poses issues that need to be studied in depth.