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Hybrid narrative forms are used frequently by authors exploring or living in multicultural societies as a method of reflecting multicultural lives. This timely book examines this rhetorical strategy, which permits an author to bridge cultures via literary technique. Strategies covered include multilingualism, magical realism, ironic humor, the use of mythological figures from the characters' heritage cultures, and the presentation of different perspectives on landscapes and other spaces as related to ethnicity. By investigating elements of ethnic literature comparatively, this book reaches beyond the boundaries of any one ethnic group, a vital quality in today's world.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Ethnicity, Ethnic Literature and Hybrid Narratives
One • Magical Realism: Blurring the Boundaries Between the Magical and the Ordinary
Two • Surveying the Land: Hybridity in Landscapes and Sites of U.S. Ethnic Literature
Three • Mythical and Legendary Figures: Forming Fictional Multicultural Identities
Four • Comedy and Tragedy: The Ironic Double Spaces of Ethnic Humor
Five • Multilingual Expression: Hybrid Perspectives Through Language
Conclusion: Hybrid Perspectives and the Demarginalization of Ethnic Literature in the United States
Works Cited
Index
