
The Chinese Postmodern
Xiaobin Yang · 2002
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About the book
"The Chinese Postmodern is a study of contemporary Chinese avant-garde fiction from the perspective of cultural and literary postmodernity, historical trauma, and rhetorical irony. Showcasing the talents of such major writers as Can Xue, Ge Fei, Ma Yuan, Mo Yan, Xu Xiaohe, and Yu Hua, this volume focuses on the interplay between historical psychology and representational mode and between political discourse and literary rhetoric.". "Xiaobin Yang draws on a number of theories, psychoanalysis and deconstruction in particular, and incorporates them into the sociohistorical approach to illuminate the nuances of literary and cultural phenomena. Revealing the hidden connection between the deconstructive mode of writing and the posttraumatic historical experience, The Chinese Postmodern shows how avant-garde literature brings about a heterogeneous literary paradigm that defies the dominant, subject-centered one in twentieth-century China."--BOOK JACKET.
Book details
- Year
- 2002
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 296
- ISBN
- 9780472112418
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