W. Lim
Palgrave Macmillan US
e druk, 2013
9780230340060
Narratives of Diaspora
Representations of Asia in Chinese American Literature
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US |
e druk, 2013
ISBN13: 9780230340060
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Chinese American authors often find it necessary to represent Asian history in their literary works. Tracing the development of the literary production of Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, Lisa See, and Russell Leong, among others, this book captures the effects of international politics and globalization on Chinese American diasporic consciousness.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780230340060
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US
Hoofdrubriek:Woordenboeken en taal
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction 1. The Sino-Japanese War and Chinese History in Amy Tan's Novels and Lisa See's Shanghai Girls 2. The Vietnam War and the Cultural Politics of Loyalty in Maxine Hong Kingston's The Fifth Book of Peace 3. Sexual Politics, Buddhism, and Transnationalism in Russell Leong's The Country of Dreams and Dust and Phoenix Eyes 4. Writing Exile and Diaspora in Li-Young Lee's The Winged Seed and The City in which I Love You 5. Postcolonial Southeast Asian Transnationalism in Shirley Geok-lin Lim's Among the White Moon Faces and Sister Swing 6. Writing Communist China and the Politics of Diasporic Identity: Ha Jin, Anchee Min, Lien Chao, and Lisa See Conclusion: Chinese American Literature in the Twenty-First Century