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The Oxford Handbook of Southeast Asian Englishes
This volume describes both the history and the contemporary forms, functions, and status of English in Southeast Asia. The chapters provide a comprehensive overview of current research on a wide range of topics, addressing the impact of English as a language of globalization and exploring new approaches to the spread of English in the region.
Mark Twain in China
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835–1910) has had an intriguing relationship with China that is not as widely known as it should be. Although he never visited the country, he played a significant role in speaking for the Chinese people both at home and abroad. After his death, his Chinese adventures did not come to an end, for his body of works continued to travel through China in translation throughout the twentieth century. Were Twain alive today, he would be elated to know that he is widely studied and admired there, and that Adventures of Huckleberry Finn alone has gone through no less than ninety different Chinese translations, traversing China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Looking a...
Identity, Home and Writing Elsewhere in Contemporary Chinese Diaspora Poetry
An exploration of the burgeoning field of Anglophone Asian diaspora poetry, this book draws on the thematic concerns of Hong Kong, Asian-American and British Asian poets from the wider Chinese or East Asian diasporic culture to offer a transnational understanding of the complex notions of home, displacement and race in a globalised world. Located within current discourse surrounding Asian poetry, postcolonial and migrant writing, and bridging the fields of literary and cultural criticism with author interviews, this book provides close readings on established and emerging Chinese diasporic poets' work by incorporating the writers' own reflections on their craft through interviews with some o...
Smoked Pearl
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The In-Between Time
This book is written to inspire and shape the phase of life of any human. This book helps to get readers informed, enthrall - this book will speak to the brain, the mind, the intellect, and the emotions. And then this book that seems to speak directly to the soul - a life-changing book that makes you question your core beliefs, staying with you long after you’ve finished reading. It exposes life stories of living legends, their trials, tribulations, and challenges and stay fit in any battle of Life.
Hong Kong Noir
“Showcases the extremes of one of the world’s capitals. From ghost stories, to historical thrills, to underworld brutality . . . endlessly fascinating.”—CrimeReads Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. In Hong Kong Noir, fourteen of the city’s finest authors explore the dark heart of the Pearl of the Orient in haunting stories of depravity and despair. This anthology includes brand-new stories by Jason Y. Ng, Xu Xi, Marshall Moore, Brittani Sonnenberg, Tiffany Hawk, James Tam, Rhiannon Jenk...
Diyosabelle, Ang Sirenang Chubby
Ganoon pala ang feeling ng nakikindatan ni Zeke, nagiging pabebe. Isang aliping sirena si Diyosabelle. Hindi simple ang pangarap niya—iyon ay ang maging isang prinsesa. Kaya sumali siya sa contest na ang mananalo ang magiging susunod na prinsesa ng kaharian. Sa libo-libong hopefuls, isa siya sa naging finalists. Nalalasahan na niya ang korona, ang prestige... pero kung kailan malapit na ang finals, saka siya isinumpa at nagising na wala nang buntot at napalitan na iyon ng mga binti. Naging tao siya. At sa pagiging tao ay may dalawang lalaking pumasok sa eksena—si Art, isang masipag at guwapong sekyu; at si Zeke, isang supladong mayaman na hindi marunong ngumiti. Samahan si Diyosabelle sa kanyang wild and wet adventures—mula ilalim ng karagatan hanggang sa kalupaan, kung saan lakas-loob siyang rumarampa sa two-piece bikini kahit food is life!
Yesterday was Silent
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