The texture of identity

Description:

"Arguing that globalization is no longer a term defining only international cash flow but also includes the flow and exchange of cultures, this book examines the works of three major Canadian writers of South Asian origin and born in three different parts of the world - MG Vassanji, Neil Bissoondath, and Rohinton Mistry. To demonstrate the complex, textured identities of his authors of choice, Martin Genetsch shows that these and other writers not only negotiate their Canadian identities but also explore themselves in the cultures, histories, and geographical locations they come from. The result is a fine study of an important and defining aspect of Canadian literature."--Jacket.

subjects: Criticism and interpretation,  Multiculturalism in literature,  Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature,  Identity (psychology) in literature,  Canadian fiction, history and criticism,  Canadian literature,  South Asian authors,  History and criticism,  African authors,  South Asians in literature,  Africans in literature,  South Asians,  Intellectual life

People: M.G. Vassanji,  Neil Bissoondath (1955-),  Rohinton Mistry (1952-)