Chinese, Tusan and Kuei: the representation or chinese peruvian identity in Siu Kam Wen's short stories



Document title: Chinese, Tusan and Kuei: the representation or chinese peruvian identity in Siu Kam Wen's short stories
Journal: Antares (Caxias do Sul)
Database: CLASE
System number: 000402809
ISSN: 1984-4921
Authors: 1
Institutions: 1University of Edinburgh, Edimburgo. Reino Unido
Year:
Season: Ene-Jun
Volumen: 5
Number: 9
Pages: 50-67
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico
English abstract This article explores the ways in which Chinese Peruvian writer Siu Kam Wen portrays Chinese identity in the short stories contained in El Tramo final (The Final Stretch). Siu Kam Wen is considered one of the most important authors of the Generation of 1980 and the collection analysed in the present article represents a milestone in Peruvian literature. Published in Lima in 1985, El tramo final is the first work by a Peruvian narrator of ethnic Chinese background to depict the Chinese Peruvian experience from within. Through this article, I aim at investigating how the short stories by Siu help us understand the specificity of Chinese Peruvian life, especially in Lima's Chinese Quarter, and to what extent they invigorate and/or refute the ideas on ethnic Chinese people that prevail in mainstream Peruvian society
Portuguese abstract O artigo explora as maneiras pelas quais o escritor sino - peruano Siu Kam Wen re presenta a identidade chinesa nos contos de El Tramo final (O trecho final). Siu Kam Wen é considerado um dos autores mais imp ortantes da Geração do 1980 e a coleção analisada no presente artigo representa um marco na literatura peruana. Publicado em Lima, em 1985, El tramo final é o primeiro trabalho escrito por um narrador sino - peruano que descreve a experiência chinesa no Peru desde dentro. O objetivo deste artigo é investi gar como os contos de Siu nos ajudam a entender a especificidade da vida chinesa no Peru , especialmente no bairro chinês de Lima, e em que medida eles revigoram e/ ou refutam as idéias sobre os chineses que prevalecem na sociedade peruana
Disciplines: Literatura y lingüística,
Demografía
Keyword: Literatura y sociedad,
Identidad,
Chinos,
Barrio chino,
Lima,
Perú,
Siu Kam Wen,
"El tramo final",
Sociología de la población,
Cuento
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