Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters are BornHarperCollins College Publishers, 1995 - 1223 páginas Compiled to generate students' awareness of cultural diversity and open new boundaries in literature, this anthology presents a broad range of contemporary non-western writings - from Asia, Oceania, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. The text provides a selection of poetry, fiction, plays and memoirs by 180 authors from 61 countries, translated from 23 different languages. Readings were selected based on the writers' significance in their own cultural and literary history, their overall contribution to literature, and their influence on other writers. This sampling - designed for courses in non-western or Third World literature - represents works from many established writers from around the globe. |
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... Guang Zhou ) of Arab and Persian merchants that flourished in the thirteenth century . European traders , such as the Venetian Marco Polo , began to trickle into China at the time when it formed part of the Mongol empire under CHINA 11.
... Guang Zhou ) of Arab and Persian merchants that flourished in the thirteenth century . European traders , such as the Venetian Marco Polo , began to trickle into China at the time when it formed part of the Mongol empire under CHINA 11.
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Where the Waters are Born. time when it formed part of the Mongol empire under Kublai Khan ( c . 1215-1294 ) . Marco Polo's descriptions in The Book of Ser Marco Polo ( 1298 ) fascinated Europeans for centuries . Toward the end of the ...
Where the Waters are Born. time when it formed part of the Mongol empire under Kublai Khan ( c . 1215-1294 ) . Marco Polo's descriptions in The Book of Ser Marco Polo ( 1298 ) fascinated Europeans for centuries . Toward the end of the ...
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... Mongolian and Polynesian descent also came and populated the mainland . Over the centuries , people of Papuan , Indian , and Chinese descent , among others , also formed lively communities . Beginning almost two thousand years ago , a ...
... Mongolian and Polynesian descent also came and populated the mainland . Over the centuries , people of Papuan , Indian , and Chinese descent , among others , also formed lively communities . Beginning almost two thousand years ago , a ...
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East AsiaJapan Korea and China | 3 |
Enchi Fumiko 19051986 Japan | 76 |
Hirabayashi Taiko 19051972 Japan | 90 |
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