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Tables of Contents for Dumb Luck
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Acknowledgments
vii
Introduction: Vu Trong Phung's Dumb Luck and the Nature of Vietnamese Modernism
1
30
Dumb Luck
31
1
Vu Trong Phung
Note on Translation
32
1
Red-Haired Xuan's Luck in Love
33
9
Mr. and Mrs. Civilization
The Compassion of Mrs. Deputy Customs Officer
Unlucky Stars: Quan Phu and Thai Tue
42
7
Alas for Our People! Civilization Ruined!
Police and Police Fines
Son of Heaven, Son of Buddha
49
8
The Reincarnation of the Famous Soothsayer Quy Coc Tu
A Suspicious Case
The Anger of Hoan Thu
57
8
Art for Life's Sake
The Products of Europeanization
A Lesson in Progress for Red-Haired Xuan
65
8
Two Views about Family and Society
A Horned Husband
Tennis Court Problems Again
73
7
Life in a Civilized Family
Red-Haired Xuan Leaps into Science
A Living Person's Will
80
8
A Scientific Debate
Love---What Else Are You Waiting For?
Victory for the Common People in the Europeanization Shop
88
8
A Financial Plot
A Love Plot
A Real-Life Fairyland
96
8
The Philosophy of an Adulteress
An Example of ``Semi-Virginity''
Red-Haired Xuan the Poet
104
8
A Fight Over Horns
The Conservatism of Mrs. Deputy Customs Officer
Opening Day at the Tennis Court
112
7
Red-Haired Xuan: Master Orator
Preparations for a Marriage
The Peculiar Language of the Old and the New
119
7
A Princess Pricked by a Thorn
The Irony of Fate
A Physiological Investigation
126
8
The Language of an Authentic Monk
Red-Haired Xuan Reforms Buddhism
The Way of the World
134
8
A Faithful Female Friend
Damn, Doctor Xuan Gets Angry
The Happiness of a Family in Mourning
142
8
The Contribution of Civilization
An Exemplary Funeral
A Glorious and Happy Misunderstanding!
150
7
Red-Haired Xuan Conquers the Police
The Fiance
157
7
A Rape Case
An Official Investigation
A Plot
164
7
Red-Haired Xuan Spies on the Police
A Doctor's Promise
Imperial Journeys to the North and to the East
171
9
The Crime of Cheering ``Long Live the King!''
An Antidote for Loose Morals
Red-Haired Xuan Saves the Country
180
Red-Haired Xuan: A Great Man
Pity the Father-of-the-Bride Who is not Smacked in the Face