Asian American Literature in the International Context: Readings on Fiction, Poetry and PerformanceIn their different and yet complementary perspectives, all of the essays in this collection reiterate the universal lesson of pluralism. They are divided into sections that deal with biraciality and biculturality, interethnic negotiations, poetic creations, narrative experiments, and (re)constructing self. The wide variety of approaches reflects the contributors' training in different cultures and across cultures. The book showcases refreshing new perspectives in reading that combine the views of literary scholars from three different continents. This collection creates a space for discussion and commentary, of heightened appreciation and increased creativity, a forum that turns the discipline of Asian American Studies into a truly intercultural debate. |
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Page 92
... tell that story , due to familial and cultural prohi- bitions not to tell , defers the catharsis that accompanies that telling ( 143 ) . The pain of relocation and the memories of Nagasaki are repeatedly figured in Oba- san as bodily ...
... tell that story , due to familial and cultural prohi- bitions not to tell , defers the catharsis that accompanies that telling ( 143 ) . The pain of relocation and the memories of Nagasaki are repeatedly figured in Oba- san as bodily ...
Page 93
... tell your mother , " he whispers into my ear . This is what he always says . Where in the darkness has my mother gone ? I am clinging to my mother's leg , a flesh shaft that grows from the ground , a tree trunk of which I am an offshoot ...
... tell your mother , " he whispers into my ear . This is what he always says . Where in the darkness has my mother gone ? I am clinging to my mother's leg , a flesh shaft that grows from the ground , a tree trunk of which I am an offshoot ...
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... tell . If he listened hard enough , what he thought he understood was the intonation and the voice , rather than what was being said . ( 73 ) Again , language is understood as materially located- " amidst the smells and sounds of ...
... tell . If he listened hard enough , what he thought he understood was the intonation and the voice , rather than what was being said . ( 73 ) Again , language is understood as materially located- " amidst the smells and sounds of ...
Contents
Asian American Literature in the International Context | 9 |
Celebrating Ourselves in the Other | 37 |
Trauma Narrative and | 81 |
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