Asian Voices in English (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789622092822)

A selection of papers presented at the Symposium on English Literature by Asian authors entitled Asian Voices in English held at The University of Hong Kong, 27-30 April 1990. Two kinds of writing experience are focused upon one is the experience of post-colonial writers, who are re-appropriating the English language for their own cultural purposes. The other is the experience of immigrant writers, who bring an Asian view to bear on the culture of the English-speaking countries in which they live.

Author: Mimi Christine Chan
ISBN-10: 9622092829
ISBN-13: 9789622092822
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/01/1991
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover