Title: Timothy Mo /
Authors: Ho, Elaine Yee Lin
Publisher: Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Mo, Timothy.
Abstract: This study explores the interconnections of the British, Chinese, and trans-ethnic and trans-national aspects of Mo's imagination. It deals with his artistry as well as his controversial statements and actions in the public domain.
Contents: 1. Contexts and intertexts -- 2. The Chinese family at home: The Monkey King -- 3. The Chinese family in diaspora: Sour Sweet -- 4. History from the margins: An Insular Possession -- 5. The nation and its others: The Redundancy of Courage -- 6. Home and the world: Brownout on Breadfruit Boulevard -- 7. Renegade or Halo[superscript 2]: a postscript -- 8. Critical overview and conclusion.