Tiger Writing: Art, Culture, and the Interdependent Self
(Part of the The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in American Studies Series)
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For author Gish Jen, the daughter of Chinese immigrant parents, books were once an Outsiders' Guide to the Universe. But they were something more, too. Through her eclectic childhood reading, Jen stumbled onto a cultural phenomenon that would fuel her writing for decades to come: the profound difference in self-narration that underlies the gap often perceived between East and West. Drawing on a rich array of sources, from paintings to behavioral...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674072839
ISBN13:9780674072831
Release Date:March 2013
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.64 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 4.7" x 7.2"
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