The semblance of identity : aesthetic mediation in Asian American literature / Christopher Lee.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Asian America.
Main Author: Lee, Christopher (Christopher Ming), 1978- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2012, ©2012.
Series:Asian America.
Subjects:
American literature > Asian American authors > History and criticism.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Asian Americans in literature.
Ethnicity in literature.
Literature > Aesthetics.
Physical Description:xiii, 191 pages.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The strange smell of truth : ethnicity, translation, and realism in the Cold War writings of Eileen Chang
  • The ironic temporalities of cultural nationalism
  • Sound, subjectivity, and the materiality of narrative
  • Form giving and the remains of identity in A gesture life
  • Semblance, shame, and the work of comparison
  • Conclusion : the difference Asian America makes.