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Virtual Lotus: Modern Fiction of Southeast Asia
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Description for Virtual Lotus: Modern Fiction of Southeast Asia
Hardcover. This winning collection of short stories poignantly illustrates contemporary life in Southeast Asia Editor(s): Yamada, Teri Shaffer. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FM; 2G; DQ; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
Virtual Lotus is the first anthology to represent diverse writers throughout Southeast Asia. Their short stories reflect the tremendous social, political, and cultural changes experienced in the region during an age of rapid modernization. Both award-winning writers and new talent are represented, including Pramoedya Ananta Toer (Indonesia), Shahnon Ahmad (Malaysia), and Duong Thu Huong (Vietnam). With keen wit, satire, and pathos their stories poignantly illustrate contemporary life and literary currents in Southeast Asia during the twentieth century. Short introductions to each story provide a sketch of the country's literary history, revealing the interaction between individual writers and their sociopolitical situations. ... Read more
Virtual Lotus is the first anthology to represent diverse writers throughout Southeast Asia. Their short stories reflect the tremendous social, political, and cultural changes experienced in the region during an age of rapid modernization. Both award-winning writers and new talent are represented, including Pramoedya Ananta Toer (Indonesia), Shahnon Ahmad (Malaysia), and Duong Thu Huong (Vietnam). With keen wit, satire, and pathos their stories poignantly illustrate contemporary life and literary currents in Southeast Asia during the twentieth century. Short introductions to each story provide a sketch of the country's literary history, revealing the interaction between individual writers and their sociopolitical situations. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472097890
SKU
V9780472097890
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