| Contesting Genres in Contemporary Asian American Fiction 2010 Edition Contributor(s): Huang, B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349291099 ISBN-13: 9781349291090 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - Asian American - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 813.609 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.51 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the influence of genre on contemporary Asian American literary production. Drawing on cultural theories of representation, social theories of identity, and poststructuralist genre theory, this study shows how popular prose fictions have severely constrained the development of Asian American literary aesthetics. |