New strangers in paradise : the immigrant experience and contemporary American fiction
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Muller, Gilbert H., 1941-
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LC Subjects
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
American fiction -- Minority authors -- History and criticism.
Emigration and immigration in literature.
Ethnic groups in literature.
Immigrants in literature.
Minorities in literature.
OCLC Fast Subjects
American fiction
American fiction -- Minority authors
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Emigration and immigration in literature
Ethnic groups in literature
Immigrants in literature
Minorities in literature
Other Subjects
Amerikaans.
Einwanderer
Einwanderung -- Motiv
Fictie.
Groupes ethniques dans la littérature.
Immigranten.
Immigrants dans la littérature.
Immigrés -- Dans la littérature.
Kurzgeschichte
Minorités -- Dans la littérature.
Minorités dans la littérature.
Nationale Minderheit
Prosa
Roman
Roman américain -- 1945- ... -- Histoire et critique.
Roman américain -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
Roman américain -- Auteurs issus des minorités -- Histoire et critique.
Roman américain -- Écrivains appartenant à des minorités -- Histoire et critique.
Roman.
Schriftsteller
USA
USA.
Émigration et immigration -- Dans la littérature.
Émigration et immigration dans la littérature.

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x, 270 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-255) and index.
Description
"Muller focuses on the literature of Holocaust survivors, Chicanos, Latinos, African Caribbeans, and Asian Americans. In the quest for a new identity, each of these groups seeks the American dream and rewrites the story of what it means to be an American. New Strangers in Paradise explores the psychology of uprooted peoples and the relations of culture and power, addressing issues of race and ethnicity, multiculturalism and pluralism and national and international conflicts."
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"Examining the groups of immigrants in the cultural and historical context both of America and of the lands from which they originated, Muller argues that this "fourth wave" of immigration has led to a creative flowering in modern fiction. The book offers a fresh perspective on the writings of Vladimir Nabokov, Saul Bellow, William Styron, Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, Oscar Hijuelos, Jamaica Kincaid, Bharati Mukherjee, Rudolfo Anaya, and many others. These writers, Muller claims, are nation builders who have transformed and continue to change our national mythology as well as the literary canon."--Jacket.
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Also issued online.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Muller, G. H. (1999). New strangers in paradise: the immigrant experience and contemporary American fiction . University Press of Kentucky.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Muller, Gilbert H., 1941-. 1999. New Strangers in Paradise: The Immigrant Experience and Contemporary American Fiction. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Muller, Gilbert H., 1941-. New Strangers in Paradise: The Immigrant Experience and Contemporary American Fiction Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1999.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Muller, G. H. (1999). New strangers in paradise: the immigrant experience and contemporary american fiction. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Muller, Gilbert H. New Strangers in Paradise: The Immigrant Experience and Contemporary American Fiction University Press of Kentucky, 1999.

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