About this title: These brief anthologies of ethnic American literature are ideal for ethnic, multicultural and American literature courses. They are designed to introduce undergraduates to the rich but often neglected literary contributions of established and newer ethnic writers to American literature. Each text is organized chronologically by genre and represent a wide range of literature. An introduction provides an historical overview and a celebration of the diversity within each ethnic group. It also addresses the general literary concerns students are likely to encounter in their readings. A seperate ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780673469779ISBN:0673469778
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Light cover wear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 400 p. HarperCollins Literary Mosaic Series. Audience: General/trade. I ship daily! read more
Description: Very Good. Previously read with moderate shelf wear. No underlining or margin notes present. We are the Twin Cities' largest independent book store. read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. No writings/underlines/highlights. Inside pages are nice and clean. Free track! Satisfaction guarenteed! Fast. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Date Published: 1995-11
ISBN-13:9780823049981ISBN:0823049981
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
Binding: Paper
Publisher: Harper Collins, New York
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780823049981ISBN:0823049981
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Nice reading/reference copy of this Asian American anthology--in the HarperCollins Literary Mosaic Series (other titles available). Scrape to upper front cover, very minor bumps to corners. Sticker on rear has blacked out original retail price. Internally clean with no markings whatsoever. read more
"A rather thick collection of all kinds of types of literature: non-fiction, fiction, poetry and a single piece of drama. The pieces included varied, showing many different views of how an Asian American sees (or saw) their lives in the United States, from angry reactionary pieces to calm and poetic tales. Those included represent many of the first Asian American writers, and the editor himself claims to be very instrumental in getting the whole discipline off the ground. Unfortunately, some of the pieces included aren't very good as art past allowing the reader to understand the "Asian American Experience," and so came across as somewhat boring and limited. Others, such as Toshio Mori's "1936," really dug deeper past a simple reaction to a true, human reflection of life. As a place to start, such as for students (indeed, I'm using this in my Asian-American Literature course), it is a very good jumping-off point to discover authors and as a broad overview of the literature.
As a final, though secondary note, the editing in the book is somewhat sub-par, as there are many mistakes in spelling and punctuation. Normally this would be a simple nuisance, but at times the authors write in dialect, and it is difficult to know whether or not the "mistakes" come from the authors themselves or the editors."
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