Divercity - Global Cities as a Literary Phenomenon: Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles in a Globalizing Age Contributor(s): Pooch, Melanie (Author) |
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ISBN: 3837635414 ISBN-13: 9783837635416 Publisher: Transcript Publishing OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Literary Criticism | American - Asian American - Literary Criticism | American - Regional |
Series: Lettre |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.7" W x 8.8" (0.85 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This work examines global cities as a literary phenomenon, the "DiverCity," based on the reading of selected North American novels. By analyzing Dionne Brand's Toronto in What We All Long For, Chang-rae Lee's New York in Native Speaker, and Karen Tei Yamashita's Los Angeles in Tropic of Orange, Melanie U. Pooch provides the connecting link for exploring the triad of globalization and its effects, global cities as cultural nodal points, and cultural diversity in a globalizing age as a literary phenomenon. |