Robin Hemley, Xu Xi

The Art and Craft of Asian Stories (eBook, PDF)

A Writer's Guide and Anthology

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

An all-in-one craft guide and anthology, this is the first creative writing book to find inspiration and guidance in the diverse literary traditions of Asia. Including exemplary stories by leading writers from Japan, China, India, Singapore and beyond as well as those from Asian diasporas in Europe and America, The Art and Craft of Asian Stories offers an exciting take on the traditional how-to writing guide by drawing from a rich new trove of short stories beyond the western canon which readers may never have encountered before. Whilst still taking stock of the traditional elements of story such as character, viewpoint and setting, Xu and Hemley let these compelling stories speak for themselves to offer readers new ideas and approaches which could enrich their own creative work. Structured around the themes encountered in the stories, such as race and identity, history and power, family and aspirations, this text is a vital companion for writers at all levels keen to develop and find new perspectives on key elements of their craft.

Written by two internationally successful writers and teachers, each chapter contains complete short stories and writing exercises for practice and inspiration.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350076570
• Artikelnr.: 62105394

Autorenporträt

Robin Hemley is Director of the George Polk School of Communications as well as Parsons Family Chair in Creative Writing, University Professor and Co-Chair of the MFA in Writing at LIU-Brooklyn, USA. He is also Professor Emeritus at The University of Iowa, USA, a graduate of The Iowa Writers' Workshop, and the award-winning author of 14 books of fiction and nonfiction.

Inhaltsangabe

Credits and Permissions Introduction Chapter One: Family Matters 1. "The
Brothers" Lysley Tenorio (USA) 2. "My Mother Pattu" Saras Manickam
(Malaysia) Chapter Two: Attraction 1. "Convince Me" Jiang Yitan (China)
translated from Chinese (Mandarin) by Philip Hand 2. "No Toes" Michael
Mohammed Ahmad (Australia) Chapter Three: Routines 1. "We That Summer" Han
Yujoo (Korea) translated from Korean by Janet Hong 2. "Birds" by Deepak
Unnikrishnan (UAE) Chapter Four: Little Fish 1. "A Clerk's Story" Dilip
Kumar (India) translated from Tamil by Padma Narayanan 2. "National Day"
Jeremy Tiang (Singapore) 3. "An Errand" Angelo Lacuesta, (Philippines)
Chapter Five: Shedding Skins 1. "All About Skin" Xu Xi (USA) 2. "Dragon
Menu" Zhang Xinxin (China) translated from Chinese (Mandarin) by Helen Wang
Chapter Six: Invaders 1. "Farangs" Rattawut Lapcharoensap (USA) 2.
"Boondocks" Robin Hemley (USA) Chapter Seven: Diasporas 1. "The Boat" Nam
Le (Australia) 2. "Dreams in English" Noelle Q. de Jesus (Philippines)
Chapter Eight: Mysteries 1. "The Door," Dorothy Tse (Hong Kong) translated
from Chinese (Cantonese) by Natascha Bruce 2. "Where did I Lose You?" Fan
Xiaoqing (China) translated from Chinese (Mandarin) by Paul Harris Chapter
Nine: Taboos 1. "The Quilt," Ismat Chughtai (India) translated from Urdu by
Gopika Jadeja 2. "Video" Meera Nair (USA) 3. "Prayer in Training" Ploi
Pirapokin (USA) Chapter Ten: Histories 1. "Bee Honey" Yoshimoto Banana
(Japan) translated from Japanese by Michael Emmerich 2. "Lee Kuan Yew is
not Always the Answer" Inez Tan, (Singapore) Chapter Eleven: Future Tense
1. "Pink" Hoshino Tomoyuki (Japan) translated from Japanese by Brian
Bergstrom 2. "Learning Curve" Yeung Chak Yan (Hong Kong) Index