Phạm Duy Khiêm. A Man Apart

• Published in: Moussons (Marseille) Vol. 24; no. 24; pp. 107 - 126
• Main Author: Emerson, Julia C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Presses Universitaires de Provence 01.12.2014; Université de Provence
• Subjects: ambassador; author; colonial education; Indochina; interculturality; Vietnam; Interculturalité; écrivain; Confucian; Indochina; author; Buddhist; Indochine; interculturality; colonial education; École normale supérieure; Vietnam; ambassadeur; ambassador; Confucianiste; Viêt Nam; Senghor; éducation colonial

Drawing on contemporary documents, on the recollections of his friends, family and students, on his own words and on his voluminous correspondence, this article explores how Phạm Duy Khiêm, who had thoroughly absorbed and loved French culture, but who nevertheless remained deeply Vietnamese, rooted...