Asia in Western Fiction

Robin W. Winks (Editor), James R. Rush (Editor)

ISBN 10: 082481293X / ISBN 13: 9780824812935

Published by University of Hawai'i Press, 1984

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x, 229 pages ; 24 cm. Contents: Images of Asia and Asians in European fiction, 1500-1800 / Donald F. Lach and Theodore Nicholas Foss Muslims in English-language fiction / Gavin R.G. Hambly The literature of the Raj / Robin Jared Lewis Imagining India: English-language fiction set in post-independence India / Ainslie T. Embree The Himalayas in fact and fiction / Luree Miller Chinese fictions in the twentieth century / Jonathan D. Spence Hong Kong: fragrant harbour, city of sin and death / C. Mary Turnbull Journeys to Java: western fiction about Indonesia, 1600-1980 / James R. Rush Fear and fascination in the tropics: a reader's guide to French fiction on Indo-China / Milton Osborne The Philippines in mass-market novels / Morton J. Netzorg Taking Japan seriously: some western literary portrayals of the Japanese during the climax of their national self-assertion, c. 1905-c. 1945 / D.N. Lammers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Asia in Western Fiction
• Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082481293X
• ISBN 13: 9780824812935
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

Offering insights into racial and cultural stereotyping and popular notions of imperialism, Asia in Western Fiction traces how Asia and Asians have been depicted in novels and other works of Western fiction, with an emphasis on works available in English. The eleven scholarly essays examine Western literary treatment of South, Southeast, and East Asia, as well as Muslim culture in general. Useful lists of novels and short stories either written in or translated into English are included.