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Artists of the Floating World - Contemporary Writings Between Cultures (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,051
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Artists of the Floating World - Contemporary Writings Between Cultures (Paperback): Rob Burton

Artists of the Floating World - Contemporary Writings Between Cultures (Paperback)

Rob Burton

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This work analyzes the fiction of four contemporary multicultural writers who render a 'floating world' in which cultures converge or collide in unexpected, exciting, and dangerous ways. The novels and short stories of Kazuo Ishiguro, Bessie Head, Bharati Mukherjee, and Salman Rushdie explore a literal and metaphorical floating world (adapted from the Japanese concept of 'ukiyo'-a still-point between briefly-held earthly pleasures and spiritual immutability) where the characters, like their authors, are poised between conflicting worlds, cultures, and traditions. The manner in which these four authors articulate such a 'floating' experience, Burton argues, enriches our understanding and appreciation of the increasingly interconnected world around us.

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Imprint: University Press of America
Country of origin: United States
Release date: November 2006
First published: 2006
Authors: Rob Burton
Dimensions: 216 x 141 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 978-0-7618-3599-8
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900
LSN: 0-7618-3599-7
Barcode: 9780761835998

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