Narrator in the novel “Village Ghost” by Trinh Thanh Phong

In Vietnamese literature, the role of the narrator in novels written about the countryside during the renovation period is usually the narrator in the third person and the narrator in the first person. The article studies the character of the narrator in the novel "Ma làng" (village ghost) by Trinh Thanh Phong. Research results show that there are two narrators: the latent third-person narrator and the first-person narrator. The narrator is the one who leads and guides the reader to better understand the background or events in the character's life. To be able to cover the reality reflected in the work, the narrator must choose for himself an authentic point of view.