Trailing Clouds : Immigrant Fiction in Contemporary America /

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"We stand to learn much about the durability of or changes in the American way of life from writers such as Bharati Mukherjee (born in India), Ursula Hegi (born in Germany), Jerzy Kosinski (born in Poland), Jamaica Kincaid (born in Antigua), Cristina Garcia (born in Cuba), Edwidge Danticat (bor...

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Autor principal: Cowart, David, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Amerikaans.
Romans.
Immigranten.
Einwanderung > Motiv
Roman
Minderheitenliteratur
Migration > Motiv
Ethnische Identität
Einwanderer
Immigrants in literature.
Emigration and immigration in literature.
American fiction > Minority authors.
American fiction.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Émigration et immigration dans la litterature.
Immigrants dans la litterature.
Roman americain > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Roman americain > Auteurs issus des minorites > Histoire et critique.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > Minority authors > History and criticism.
USA.
USA
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"We stand to learn much about the durability of or changes in the American way of life from writers such as Bharati Mukherjee (born in India), Ursula Hegi (born in Germany), Jerzy Kosinski (born in Poland), Jamaica Kincaid (born in Antigua), Cristina Garcia (born in Cuba), Edwidge Danticat (born in Haiti), Wendy Law-Yone (born in Burma), Mylene Dressler (born in the Netherlands), Lan Cao (born in Vietnam), and such Korean-born authors as Chang-rae Lee, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, and Nora Okja Keller-writers who in recent years have come to this country and, in their work, contributed to its culture."-David CowartIn Trailing Clouds, David Cowart offers fresh insights into contemporary American literature by exploring novels and short stories published since 1970 by immigrant writers. Balancing historical and social context with close readings of selected works, Cowart explores the major themes raised in immigrant writing: the acquisition of language, the dual identity of the immigrant, the place of the homeland, and the nature of citizenship.Cowart suggests that the attention to first-generation writers (those whose parents immigrated) has not prepared us to read the fresher stories of those more recent arrivals whose immigrant experience has been more direct and unmediated. Highlighting the nuanced reflection in immigrant fiction of a nation that is ever more diverse and multicultural, Cowart argues that readers can learn much about the changes in the American way of life from writers who have come to this country, embraced its culture, and penned substantial literary work in English.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (264 pages).
ISBN:9781501727054

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