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Author Vlasta, Sandra

Title Contemporary migration literature in German and English : a comparative study / by Sandra Vlasta
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2015

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Series Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 187
Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 187.
Contents Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Motif of Language in Migration Literature -- Identity and the Search for Identity in Migration Literature Expressed by Cooking, Eating, and Food -- Depictions of the New Homeland -- Global Ethnoscapes in Migration Literature -- Résumé -- Appendix: Bio-Bibliographical Notes on the Authors -- Bibliography
Summary Up until now, ¿́¿migration literature¿́¿ has primarily been defined as ¿́¿texts written by migrant authors¿́¿, a definition that has been discussed, criticised, and even rejected by critics and authors alike. Very rarely has ¿́¿migration literature¿́¿ been understood as ¿́¿literature on the topic of migration¿́¿, which is an approach this book adopts by presenting a comparative analysis of contemporary texts on experiences of migration. By focusing on specific themes and motifs in selected texts, this study suggests that migration literature is a sub-genre that exists in both various bodies of literature as well as various languages. This book analyses English and German texts by authors such as Monica Ali, Dimitre¿¿ Dinev, Anna Kim, Timothy Mo, Preethi Nair, Caryl Phillips, Hamid Sadr, and Vladimir Vertlib, among others
Subject Emigration and immigration in literature.
German literature -- 21st century -- History and criticism
English literature -- 21st century -- History and criticism
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary.
Emigration and immigration in literature
English literature
German literature
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9004306005
9789004306004