In the flow of contemporary Vietnamese literature, Nguyen Huy Thiep is widely regarded as one of the pioneers with a profound and powerful commitment to artistic innovation. His creative oeuvre consistently operates on the frontier between inheritance and innovation—simultaneously preserving historical and traditional cultural values while embodying a modern spirit of self-reflection and a distinct impulse for formal experimentation. This intricate synthesis constitutes the singular identity of the author’s artistic universe. Among his most exemplary works, "A Fleeting Glance of Xuan Huong" stands out as a short story that vividly illustrates the intersection of the traditional and the modern. Drawing inspiration from the historical icon Ho Xuan Huong, Nguyen Huy Thiep does not merely reconstruct the exquisite talent, idiosyncratic personality, and tragic destiny of a woman in the feudal society; instead, he repositioned the character within a novel perspective that dynamically dialogues with history and culture. Consequently, the work both perpetuates traditional humanistic themes and displays a de-mythologizing impulse, a critical spirit, and the sophisticated narrative sensibilities of post-1975 literary renovation.