Tiger Writing: Art, Culture, and the Interdependent Self

by Gish Jen

Book Overview

For author Gish Jen, the daughter of Chinese immigrant parents, books were once an Outsiders' Guide to the Universe. But they were something more, too. Through her eclectic childhood reading, Jen stumbled onto a cultural phenomenon that would fuel her writing for decades to come: the profound difference in self-narration that underlies the gap often perceived between East and West.

Drawing on a rich array of sources, from paintings to behavioral...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674072839
• ISBN13: 9780674072831
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.7" x 7.2"