{"product_id":"invisibility-in-african-american-and-klara-szmako-9780786439522","title":"Invisibility in African American and Asian American Literature: A Comparative Study","description":"\u003cp\u003e The book is a comparative study of the invisibility trope in African American and Asian American literature. It distinguishes between various kinds of invisibility and offers a genealogy of the term while providing a theoretical dissection of the invisibility trope itself. Investigating the various ways of striving for visibility, the author places special emphasis on the need for cooperation among various racial groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e While the book explores invisibility in a variety of African American and Asian American literary texts, the main focus is on four novels: Ralph Ellison's \u003ci\u003eInvisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e, Sam Greenlee's \u003ci\u003eThe Spook Who Sat by the Door\u003c\/i\u003e, Maxine Hong Kingston's \u003ci\u003eTripmaster Monkey\u003c\/i\u003e and Chang-rae Lee's \u003ci\u003eNative Speaker\u003c\/i\u003e. The book not only sheds light on the oppressed but also exposes the structures of oppression and the apparatus of power, which often renders itself invisible. Throughout the study the author emphasizes that power is multi-directional, never flowing only in one direction. The book brings to light mechanisms of oppression within the dominant society as well as within and between marginalized racial groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Klara Szmańko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786439521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786439522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Klara Szma\u0026#324;ko","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483683795199,"sku":"9780786439522","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d4c571cb-32e5-4863-b8b0-44bfcc3a99bc.jpg?v=1778039985","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/invisibility-in-african-american-and-klara-szmako-9780786439522","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}