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The writer as migrant / Ha Jin.
Van Pelt Library PS3560.I6 Z46 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jin, Ha, 1956-
- Series:
- Rice University Campbell lectures
- The Rice University Campbell lectures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jin, Ha, 1956-.
- Jin, Ha.
- Authorship--Philosophy.
- Authorship.
- Authors, Exiled.
- Exiles' writings--History and criticism.
- Exiles' writings.
- Exiles in literature.
- Emigration and immigration in literature.
- Language and culture--Philosophy.
- Language and culture.
- Literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
- Literature.
- Literature--Theory, etc.
- Philosophy.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Nonfiction.
- Physical Description:
- x, 96 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
- Summary:
- Ha Jin's journey from an uneducated soldier in the People's Liberation Army in China to a resident of the United States raises questions about language, migration, and the place of literature in a globalizing world. This book looks at these questions and sets Ha Jin's own work and life alongside those of other literary exiles.
- Contents:
- The spokesman and the tribe
- The language of betrayal
- An individual's homeland.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-94) and index.
- Chinese American Librarians Association Annual Best Book Award - Adult Non-fiction, Best Book, 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780226399881
- 0226399885
- OCLC:
- 215172718
- Publisher Number:
- 9780226399881
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