Literary fantasy in contemporary Chinese diasporic women's literature : imagining home /

"This book explores the role of literary fantasy in contemporary women's diasporic narratives to unsettle hegemonic notions of home and to construct their identity. Fantasy in their works plays a subversive function of bringing the unseen culture and unheard voices of the marginalized peop...

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Main Author:	Tang, Fang, 1986- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2020]
Subjects:	American literature > Chinese American authors > History and criticism. American literature > Women authors > History and criticism. Canadian literature > Chinese authors > History and criticism. Canadian literature > Women authors > History and criticism. Home in literature. Fantasy in literature. Chinese diaspora in literature. Chinese Americans > Intellectual life. Chinese > Canada > Intellectual life. American literature > Chinese American authors. American literature > Women authors. Canadian literature > Chinese authors. Canadian literature > Women authors. Chinese > Intellectual life. Canada. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Summary:	"This book explores the role of literary fantasy in contemporary women's diasporic narratives to unsettle hegemonic notions of home and to construct their identity. Fantasy in their works plays a subversive function of bringing the unseen culture and unheard voices of the marginalized people"--
Item Description:	Revision of author's PhD thesis: Imagining home : literary fantasy in contemporary Chinese diasporic women's literature.
Physical Description:	viii, 195 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781498595469 1498595464