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Toward the North: Stories by Chinese Canadian Writers (Inanna Poetry & Fiction Series) by Hua Laura Wu; Xu, Xueqing is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Toward the North: Stories by Chinese Canadian Writers (Inanna Poetry & Fiction Series) about?

Toward The North Is The First Anthology Of Thirteen Short Fiction Pieces Written And Translated By Chinese-canadian Writers During The Last Two Decades, Each Of Which Depicts The Contemporary Lives Of New Chinese Immigrants To Canada, And Illustrates Newcomers' Perspectives Of Multicultural Canada. The Theme Of The Anthology Is Chinese Transnational And Cross-cultural Life Experience. A Fundamental Concern Shared By Most Of The Authors Is To Redefine Their Characters' Cultural Identity In Their Acculturation Across Times And Space. In These Stories, The Exploration Of The Relationship Between Chinese Immigrants And Canadians Extends Beyond Yellow/white Binary Model, Revealing Interactions Between The Chinese And Other Ethnic Communities. Struggles Between Cultural Assimilation And Resistance Are Vividly And Captivatedly Portrayed. The Authors' Approaches To Their Characters' Life Experience Of Culture's In-between Displays An Intriguing Diversity Both In Content And In Styles.-- Edited By Hua Laura Wu, Xueqing Xu, Corinne Bieman Davies. Some Stories Translated From The Chinese.

Author

Hua Laura Wu; Xu, Xueqing

Publisher

Inanna Poetry and Fiction Series

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781771335652

Subjects

Fiction, Short Stories, Literary Fiction