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Until now, popular novelist James Clavell has not been recognized for his literary achievements and his contributions to cross-cultural understanding. This critical study seeks to rectify that omission. It shows how Clavell's depiction of cross-cultural encounters of Westerners with the Far East paves the way for modern multicultural studies. His novels about culture clash help Western readers see with Eastern eyes by taking them into the minds and culture of the Chinese, Japanese, and Iranians. The study provides close textual analysis of each of his novels in turn and shows how Clavell contrasts the manners, values, and lifestyles of Easterners and Westerners in a narrative style that combines a number of literary genres and traditions to create a "blockbuster" of breadth and depth. This study analyzes all of Clavell's fiction: King Rat, Tai-Pan, Shogun, Noble House, Whirlwind, and Gai-Jin. Each chapter discusses one novel and is divided into sections on plot and structure, character development, themes, historical foundations, genre conventions, and alternative perspectives from which to read the novel. A biographical chapter illuminates the influence of Clavell's life experiences on his writing. A chapter on his literary heritage discusses the influence of a variety of genres on his fiction and shows how he weaves a multiplicity of threads into a subtle, complex, inviting tapestry of Eastern and Western styles. A genealogy table schematizing the complex family relationships that interlock Clavell's novels and a glossary of foreign language words used in his novels will help the reader to move easily through his canon. This work will help students and general readers to appreciatethe cross-cultural aspects of the craft of Clavell's fiction. A key purchase for secondary school, public, and community college libraries.
Detalles
- Título James Clavell: A Critical Companion
- Autor Gina MacDonald
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Edición 1st
- Páginas 240
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación 1996-06-24
- ISBN 9780313294945 / 0313294941
- Peso 1.24 libras (0.56 kg)
- Dimensiones 9.56 x 6.38 x 0.9 pulgadas (24.28 x 16.21 x 2.29 cm)
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Temas
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Clavell, James - Criticism and interpretation
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 95043265
- Dewey Decimal Code 813.54
Reseñas en medios
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- School Library Journal, 11/01/1996, Page 0
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