Figuring the East; Segalen, Malraux, Duras, and Barthes

by Ha, Marie-Paule

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Book description: State U. of New York Pr., 2000. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. In what he terms an "off-center" reading of the complex Oriental constructions of four modern French authors, Ha (comparative literature, U. of Hong Kong) challenges the facile dichotomy that critics in postcolonial studies--a field inaugurated by Segalen-- typically draw between the Western colonial Self and the Eastern exotic Other. The author concludes that cultural hybridizing is a two- way street, as reflected in such writings as Segalen's René Leys, Malraux's La Condition Humaine, Duras' L'Empire Francais, and Barthes' L'Empire des Signes. (©2000 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)

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