Some horoscope terms in Dumb Luck by Vu Trong Phung

Abstract

There have been many researches pointing out the idea of fate in Vu Trong Phung’s works, some of which mention Vu Trong Phung’s love of horoscope and his pen name Thien Hu (a star in the horoscope). In the works Dumb Luck and The Storm, Vu Trong Phung mentioned a number of horoscope stars to explain characters such as Xuan Toc Do and Hai Van. This article analyzes some horoscope terms in the work Dumb Luck, thereby contributing to explaining Vu Trong Phung’s concept of fate in his works, and also better understanding the writer’s artistic ideology.