Web of Science: 0 citations, Google Scholar: citations,
Narrating ethnic relations in Sinophone Malaysian fiction : 'Wei xiang' as a case study
Paoliello, Antonio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Traducció i d'Interpretació)

Date: 2018
Abstract: Malaysia, as an ethnically diverse country, is the site of regular interactions among people from different ethnic groups. However, while Malay literature does not seem to be especially concerned with the portrayal of these interactions, many Sinophone Malaysian writers centre their works on these ethnic relations. Through the textual analysis of "Wei xiang" a Sinophone Malaysian short story by Ding Yun, the paper argues that Sinophone Malaysian fiction, by presenting Malaysia in its ethnic diversity, transcends the official label of sectional, ethnic or community-based literature. Moreover, the article claims that, through focusing on the struggles and the preoccupations of the Malaysian people regardless of their ethnic background, Ding Yun's story, although not written in the national language, should be part of the Kesusasteraan Nasional Malaysia (Malaysian national literature).
Rights: Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, i la comunicació pública de l'obra, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. No es permet la creació d'obres derivades. Creative Commons
Language: Anglès
Document: Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject: Ding Yun ; Ethnic relations ; Malaysian literature ; Sinophone fiction ; Sinophone Malaysian literature
Published in: LEA. Lingue e letterature d'Oriente e d'Occidente, Vol. 7 (2018) , ISSN 1824-484X

Adreça original: https://www.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-lea/article/view/24417/
DOI: 10.13128/LEA-1824-484x-24417


16 p, 437.8 KB

The record appears in these collections:
Articles > Research articles
Articles > Published articles

 Record created 2019-01-09, last modified 2022-07-09



   Favorit i Compartir