Book section icon

Book section : Chapter

Myth, orality, and the African novel

Abstract:

This chapter argues that the proliferation of magical realist fiction in East Asia since the 1980s is a testament to both the narrative mode’s adaptability in cultures beyond the West and different authors’ ability to refashion magical realist elements into distinctive styles of writing that draw on local literary traditions and influences. Magical realism in East Asia reflects a shared approach to addressing contemporary issues that result from modernity, rapid economic development and incre...

Expand abstract
Publication status:
Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

Actions


Access Document


Files:
Publisher copy:
10.1017/9781108551601.012

Authors


More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
English Faculty
Oxford college:
Wolfson College
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press Publisher's website
Host title:
Magical Realism and Literature
Chapter number:
9
Pages:
148-163
Publication date:
2020-10-22
DOI:
EISBN:
9781108551601
Language:
English
Keywords:
Subtype:
Chapter
Pubs id:
1025720
Local pid:
pubs:1025720
Deposit date:
2020-10-17

Terms of use


Views and Downloads






If you are the owner of this record, you can report an update to it here: Report update to this record

TO TOP