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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