He focuses on ordinary people - small lives caught in the fierce whirlwind of history. Through personal stories, readers can return to the boiling atmosphere of the South during the lowland period, before the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
The highlight of "The Waves of thefield" is the depiction of the fate of people who float on the sea, wanting to hold onto their fate but are forced to learn to move with the flow of the times. When the book ends, among the "brilliant ashes of history", what is swept away is not only the house, the fields, the gardens, the memories but also the most sustainable values of the times.
The novel revolves around two friends, two men who grew up during the French colonial period, and soon witnessed oppression and exploitation. Their youth was associated with the anti-French-Japanese movement in their homeland. Through this journey, the writer takes readers to follow historical developments and life in continental regions, while showing personal identity in the vast picture of a special period.
It is noteworthy that the work does not go into the merits or joy of victory. Vu Thanh Son did not dramatize history, nor paint portraits of the people of the time. His calm, thoughtful voice helped him calmly observe and record a moment of the land of the land. Researcher - literary critic Pham Xuan Thach commented: "The waves of the plains are told in awareness of the fierceness of history and the rapid disappearance of memory, what Vu Thanh Son calls a pile of ashes. It is both the story of the continent and the story of the new country of Vietnam, in the process of being born with conflicts on the outside and division within.
From the perspective of people pushed in the whirlwind of time, the author approaches history in a closer, more everyday perspective. Thereby, a problem arises: division, internal conflicts, which leave wounds that need to be identified and heated.
In parallel with the current trend, "The Waves of the Delta" also depicts a vivid picture of Southern life: customs, practices, human personality. This is a land where many classes of residents have expressed their desire to start a business. Vu Thanh Son depicts that diversity through a group of typical characters - each person has a different origin, a different personality, but is in harmony in the rhythm of life in the river area. The simple and concise pen-and- say pen helps readers feel the author's respect for the traditions, people and nature of the South.
"The waves of the plains" ended among the ashes. The wave of history swept away everything: The house, the land, the memory and the fate of the people. Through two central characters, the writer told the story of a whole land and an era - a story of inevitability of history, belief and choices.
With a calm, sharp, and thoughtful voice, Vu Thanh Son has created a historical novel imbued with the South. Not only recreating the life and spirit of patriotism, the work also reveals the fates of people in the fierce flow of the times. As critic Pham Xuan Thach said: "This novel does not stop at the story, but also speaks for the continent".
Writer Vu Thanh Son currently lives and works in Ho Chi Minh City. He used to be a diplomatic officer and is now retired. The author's works have been published such as: "Ha Ma Cho chim Ca and Other Things" (series), "Em co la gioi troi so thay mua" (series), "Nha dinh gian chua chua chua chua chua" ( novel) ...
