Griever, an American monkey king in China / Gerald Vizenor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vizenor, Gerald Robert, 1934-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction.

American literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1987 (1990 printing)

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Griever de Hocus, accomopanied by his rooster, Matteo Ricci, plays havoc with the monolithic institutions of the People's Republic of China in Vizenor's inspired retelling of the classic Chinese Journey to the West.

Contents:

CONTENTS; PART 1 Xiazhi: Summer Solstice; BOUND FEET; HOLOSEXUAL CLOWN; JADE RABBIT; PEKING NIGHTINGALE; MATTEO RICCI; GRIEVER MEDITATION; FREE THE GARLIC; MUTE PIGEON; PART 2 Dashu: Great Heat; PANIC HOLES; STONE SHAMAN; BLACK OPAL; PEACH EMPEROR; PART 3 Bailu: White Dew; VICTORIA PARK; OPERA COMIQUE; SWEET PICCOLOS; EXECUTION CARAVAN; PART 4 Quifen: Autumn Equinox; OBO ISLAND; DUCK WEBS; OUTDOOR MOVIES; FORBIDDEN CITIES; BLUE BONES; BLUE CHICKEN; ULTRALIGHT ESCAPE; EPILOGUE; PUBLICATION NOTE

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-8166-8338-7

OCLC:

437191454