Narratives of Diaspora
Representations of Asia in Chinese American Literature
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ISBN-13:
9780230340060
Veröffentl:
2013
Erscheinungsdatum:
18.12.2013
Seiten:
195
Autor:
W. Lim
Gewicht:
363 g
Format:
218x145x15 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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.
ORIGINAL: An original consideration of how representations of belief systems and religious convictions helps give shape to literary expressions of Asian American cultural politics
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
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