Artists of the Floating World : Contemporary Writings Between Cultures
by
Rob Burton
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0761835989
ISBN-13
9780761835981
Publisher
University Press of America
Imprint
University Press of America
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 16th, 2007
Print length
146 Pages
Weight
218 grams
Dimensions
21.90 x 14.10 x 1.00 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: from c 1900 -
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This work analyzes the fiction of four contemporary multicultural writers who render a 'floating world' in which cultures converge or collide in unexpected, exciting, and dangerous ways.
This work analyzes the fiction of four contemporary multicultural writers who render a "floating world" in which cultures converge or collide in unexpected, exciting, and dangerous ways. The novels and short stories of Kazuo Ishiguro, Bessie Head, Bharati Mukherjee, and Salman Rushdie explore a literal and metaphorical floating world (adapted from the Japanese concept of "ukiyo"-a still-point between briefly-held earthly pleasures and spiritual immutability) where the characters, like their authors, are poised between conflicting worlds, cultures, and traditions. The manner in which these four authors articulate such a "floating" experience, Burton argues, enriches our understanding and appreciation of the increasingly interconnected world around us.
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