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[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]

New York Columbia University Press 2006 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 264 p. Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945.

ISBN10: 0231126204, ISBN13: 9780231126205, [publisher: Columbia University Press] Hardcover Presenting an historical overview of major developments, this is a comprehensive A-to-Z guide to major Asian American writers and their works. It covers Canadian and US writers with cultural and ethnic origins in East Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific Islan.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2006]
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ISBN10: 0231126204, ISBN13: 9780231126205, [publisher: Columbia University Press, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. Guiyou Huang traces the history of Asian American literature from the end of World War II to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Huang covers six genres: anthology, autobiography/memoir, drama, fiction, poetry, and short fiction; reviews major historical developments and social movements; explains key literary terms; and offers a narrative, A-to-Z guide of major Asian American writers and their works, plus their critical reception.This guide covers Canadian and U.S. authors with cultural and ethnic origins in East Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific Islands. It begins with a discussion of works written shortly after World War II that explore the personal and political impact of the conflict, such as John Okada's No-No Boy and Hisaye Yamamoto's short fiction. Huang then focuses on the 1980s, when Asian American literature blossomed into a diverse, heterogeneous field characterized by a variety of themes, genres, and styles, and writers with multiple ethnic and cultural backgrounds. He considers the work of novelists Amy Tan and Maxine Hong Kingston, the poets Ai and Agha Shahid Ali, and more than 100 additional authors, including Frank Chin, David Henry Hwang, Jessica Hagedorn, Nora Okja Keller, Bharati Mukherjee, Gish Jen, Chang-rae Lee, Jhumpa Lahiri, Chitra Divakaruni, and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha.Huang points the reader toward further study f ...

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[Tijeras, NM, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 0231126204, ISBN13: 9780231126205, [publisher: Columbia University Press] Hardcover Presenting an historical overview of major developments, this is a comprehensive A-to-Z guide to major Asian American writers and their works. It covers Canadian and US writers with cultural and ethnic origins in East Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific Islands. It includes a bibliography at the end. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 771. . 2006. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
[Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]