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Record Nr.

UNINA9910287939903321

Autore

Furlanetto Elena

Titolo

Towards Turkish American literature : narratives of multiculturalism in post-imperial Turkey / / Elena Furlanetto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group, 2017

Frankfurt am Main, [Germany] : , : Peter Lang Edition, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

3-653-07229-8

3-631-70905-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 pages)

Collana

Interamericana, , 1618-419X ; ; Volume 10

Disciplina

894/.3509

Soggetti

Turkish literature - American influences

Turkish literature - History and criticism

Multiculturalism in literature

Postcolonialism in literature

Sufism in literature

Turks in literature

Turkish Americans

Anthologies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

The author expands the definition of Turkish American literature beyond fiction written by Americans of Turkish descent to incorporate texts that literally 'commute' between two national spheres. This segment of Turkish American literature transcends established paradigms of immigrant life-writing, as it includes works by Turkish authors who do not qualify as American permanent residents and were not born in the United States by Turkish parents (such as Elif Shafak and Halide Edip), and on novels where the Turkish and Ottoman matter decisively prevails over the American (Güneli Gün's «On the Road to Baghdad» and Alev Lytle Croutier's «Seven Houses»). Yet, these texts were written in English, were purposefully located on the American



market, and simultaneously engage the Turkish and the American cultural and literary traditions.