The mutations of Solitude (Yang Phan) - the human tragedy in the posthuman era

Abstract

As technological acceleration increasingly permeates daily life, posthumanist criticism raises concerns about human dependence on machines. The Mutations of Solitude by Yang Phan is a science fiction depicting the tragedy of humanity in the posthuman era, where machines dominate human life. This article applies posthumanist theory to examine how technology reshapes human existence in contemporary Vietnam. This study examines the tragedy of humanity through analyzing the prominent aspects in the work, such as the breakdown of human structure, the establishment of dystopian space, and the reflection of human position as an Other. The article analyzes the existential meaning of human existence in the post-human era. From there, we point out Yang Phan’s contribution to Vietnamese science fiction literature.