Aiiieeeee! (Identities and Issues in Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: n/a
- First Published: 1974
- Genres: Short fiction, Essays, Anthology
- Subjects: Family or family life, Ethnic groups, Multiculturalism, Minorities, Asian Americans
The Work
Many literary anthologies have the straightforward purpose of preserving the work of a particular historical period or artistic movement; others are much more polemical and focused on political issues. Aiiieeeee! An Anthology of Asian-American Writers fits the latter category. Originally published in 1974 and significantly revised in 1983, this anthology was adopted as a textbook and used in many college multicultural literature classes. In an important introductory essay the editors denounce well-known works such as Pardee Lowe’s Father and Glorious...
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