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Asian American Novelists A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook
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Emmanuel S. Nelson, ed.
ISBN: 0-313-30911-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30911-3
440 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 2/28/2000
List Price: $133.95 (UK Sterling Price: £92.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
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Description: As a distinct area of literary study, Asian American literature now enjoys a level of critical recognition that was unimaginable when academic interest in the field began modestly some 25 years ago. Part of this recognition stems from the increasing contributions of Asian American novelists, whose works continue to capture growing levels of popular attention. By the early 1970s, anthologies of creative writing by Asian Americans began to appear, and there are now almost two dozen of them. Since then, numerous Asian American writers, such as Amy Tan, Michael Ondaatje, and Bharati Mukherjee, have gained considerable critical and commercial success.

The publication of this reference work reflects the new academic status of Asian American literature. Included are alphabetically arranged entries for 70 Asian American novelists. Since the historical and current experiences of Asians in Canada and the United States are substantially similar, the volume covers authors from both countries. While the majority of the writers profiled in the volume have East Asian backgrounds, some have South Asian or West Asian origins. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and provides a short biography, a discussion of major works and themes, a summary of the novelist's critical reception, and separate bibliographies of primary and secondary sources. The volume concludes with a selected, general bibliography.
Table of Contents:
  • Meena Alexander by Brunda Moka-Dias
    Himani Banerji by Geoffrey Kain
    Susham Bedi by Brunda Moka-Dias
    William Peter Blatty by Rhonda Brock-Servais
    Vance Bourjaily by Ymitri Jayasundera
    Cecilia Manguerra Brainard by Eleanor Ty
    Theresa Hak Kyung Cha by Yi-Chun Tricia Lin
    Diana Chang by Carol Roh-Spaulding
    Evelina Chao by Wentong Ma
    Frank Chin by Guiyou Huang
    Sook Nyul Choi by Mara Scanlon
    Denise Chong by Nikolas Huot
    Louis Hing Chu by Shunzhu Wang
    Richard Crasta (also Avatar Prabhu) by Barry Fruchter
    Kiran Desai by Sarala Krishnamurthy
    Chitra Baanerjee Divakaruni by Brunda Moka-Dias
    Winnifred Eaton by Lisa Botshon
    Indira Ganesan by Harish Chander
    Stephen Gill by Anita Mannur
    Jessica Tarahata Hegerdorn by Ruby Ramraj
    Chuang Hua by Hailing Xiao
    Cynthia Kadohata by Su-lin Yu
    Younghill Kang by James Lingston
    Richard E. Kim by Jae-Nam Han
    Maxine Hong Kingston by Guiyou Huang
    Bharti Kirchner by Krishna Lewis
    Joy Kogawa by Cynthis F. Wong
    Alex Kuo by Douglas Sugano
    Helena Kuo by Jean Amato
    Chang-Rae Lee by Martin Kich
    C.Y. Lee Luchen Li
    Gus Lee by John C. Hawley
    Marie G. Lee by Rhonda Brock-Servais
    Sky Lee by Martin Kich
    Adet Lin (also Tan Yun) by Jean Amato
    Steven C. Lo by Jeff Patridge
    Bette Bao Lord by Jean Amato
    Anchee Min by Shunzhu Wang
    Rohintan Mistry by Bindi Malieckal
    Kyoko Mori by Rhonda Brock-Servais
    Toshio Mori by Sarah Catlin Barnhart
    Bharati Mukherjee by Jespal Kaur Singh
    Milton Murayama by Seri L. Luangphinith
    Kirin Narayan by Maya M. Sharma
    Fae Myenne by Maya M. Sharma
    Mei No by Sarah Barnhart
    Hualing Nie by Hailing Xiao
    Sanjay Nigam by Jaina C. Sanga
    John Okada by Fu-jen Chen
    Michael Ondaatje by Cynthia F. Wong
    Nahid Rachlin by Maya M. Sharma
    Balachandra Rajan by Uppinder Mehan
    Ninotchka Rosca by Shannon T. Leonard
    Patsy Sumie Saiki by Seri L. Luangphinith
    Bienvenido N. Santos by Anita Mannur
    Lisa Lenine See by Xian Liu
    Shyam Selvadurai by Peter G. Christensen
    Vikram Seth by Anthony R. Guneratne
    Mai-mai Sze by Jean Amato
    S. Shankar by Brunda Moka-Dias
    Bapsi Sidhwa by Janet M. Powers
    Lin Tai-Yi (also Anor Lin or Lin Wu-Shuang) by Jean Amato
    Amy Tan by Wenying Xu
    Linda Ty-Casper by Shannon T. Leonard
    Holly Uyemoto by Suzanne Hotte Massa
    Jade Snow Wong by Leela Kapai
    Shawn Wong by Chih-Ping Chen
    Lois-Ann Yamanaka by Chih-Ping Chen
    Karen Tei Yamashita by Douglas Sugano
About the Author: EMMANUEL S. NELSON is Professor of English at the State University of New York College at Cortland. He is the author of more than 30 articles, and his previous books include Contemporary African American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook (1999), Contemporary Gay American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook (1993), Writers of the Indian Diaspora: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook (1993), and Reworlding: The Literature of the Indian Diaspora (1992), all available from Greenwood Press.
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