Now, in one convenient source, students can quickly locate substantive excerpts from literature criticism on frequently studied works by Asian writers. International in scope, Asian Literature covers authors whose works have been translated into English, concentrating on contemporary writers, but also including many who have historical importance, as identified by a special advisory board of librarians, teachers, academics and Asian experts. Authors covered in Asian Literature include: -- David Henry Hwang, contemporary Chinese American playwright-- Amy Tan, contemporary Chinese American novelist-- Lady Murasaki, classical Japanese novelist-- Chan Ts'ao, classical Chinese novelist-- Yasunari Kawabata, Nobel prize-winning Japanese novelist-- Kenzaburo Oe, Nobel prizewinning Japanese novelist-- And many others

For added value, Asian Literature provides introductory essays that track the development and trends in Asian and Asian American literature, photographs, a map of East Asia and an annotated table of contents that helps students quickly identify specific authors. Title, author, genre and nationality indexes help speed research.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Carlos Bulosan Diana Chang Eileen Chang Frank Chin Louis Chu Edith Eaton (Sui Sin Far) Winnifred Eaton (Onoto Watanna) Philip Kan Gotanda Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn Le Ly Hayslip Garrett Kaoru Hongo Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston David Henry Hwang Lawson Fusao Inada Gish Jen Cynthla Kadohata Younghill Kang Maxine Hong Kingston Joy Kogawa Chang-rae Lee Gus Lee Li-Young Lee Lin Yutang

Bette Bao Lord David Wong Louie Pardee Lowe Ruthanne Lum McCunn Ved Mehta Janice Mirikitani Toshio Mori Bharati Mukherjee David Mura Fae Myenne Ng John Okada Bienvenido N. Santos Monica Sone Cathy Song Amy Tan Linda Ty-Casper Yoshiko Uchida Jose Garcia Villa Jade Snow Wong Hisaye Yamamoto Karen Tei Yamashita Wakako Yamauchi.