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Author:

Chiu, Monica, 1965-

Title:

Filthy fictions : Asian American literature by women / Monica Chiu.

Publisher:

AltaMira Press,

Copyright Date:

c2004

Description:

xii, 196 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

American literature--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Women and literature--United States--History--20th century.
American literature--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
Asian American women--Intellectual life.
Asian American women in literature.
Asian Americans in literature.
Human body in literature.
Hygiene in literature.
Women in literature.
Littérature américaine--Histoire et critique.--Histoire et critique.
Femmes et littérature--États-Unis--Histoire--20e siècle.
Écrits de femmes américains--Histoire et critique.
Roman américain--20e siècle--Histoire et critique.
Américaines d'origine asiatique--Vie intellectuelle.
Américaines d'origine asiatique dans la littérature.
Américains d'origine asiatique dans la littérature.
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Hygiène dans la littérature.
Femmes dans la littérature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-185) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : pejorative matter -- Abjection, displacement, and psychological dissonance in Chuang Hua's Crossings -- Ginu Kamani's Crass, classed, and incurable female bodies -- Animals and systems of dirt in the novels of Lois-Ann Yamanaka -- Inside the meat machine : food, filth, and (in)fertility in Ruth Ozeki's My year of meats -- Conclusion : filth and Asian American literary critique.

Series:

Critical perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans series

ISBN:

9780759104563 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0759104565 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780759104556 (cloth : alk. paper)
0759104557 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2003016791

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)