The Resource Romancing the East : a literary odyssey from the heart of darkness to the River Kwai, Jerry Hopkins
Romancing the East : a literary odyssey from the heart of darkness to the River Kwai, Jerry Hopkins
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- Summary
- "From the time of Marco Polo's trek across the Central Asian desert to the empire of the mighty Kahn, no other place on earth, not the languid South Pacific or even deepest, darkest Africa has so challenged and enchanted the Western imagination as have the fabled lands of the East! However soaked in blood its history and no matter how unsettling its social conditions and poverty, Asia has never lost its irresistible attraction or mystic. It has long been an inspiration for Western novelists, so much so that more than 5000 novels have been set in Asia in the English language alone. Storied names like Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad, Pearl S. Buck, George Orwell, Graham Greene, E.M. Forster and many more have used their experiences in Asia as a vibrant backdrop for some of the world's most famous works of literature. In Romancing the East, best-selling author Jerry Hopkins combines his research and his own experiences as a longtime expatriate with an intimate knowledge of Asia and offers us a unique perspective on the impact of Eastern culture in Western literature."--Publisher's website
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 287 pages
- Contents
-
- XXX
- André Malraux
- Burmese days
- George Orwell
- On Asia's edge
- W. Somerset Maugham
- A passage to India
- E.M. Forster
- Lost horizon, Shangri-La
- James Hilton
- The myth of the great white rajah
- The good earth
- Pearl S. Buck
- Bhowani junction
- John Masters
- The quiet American
- Graham Greene
- The yellow peril
- Sax Rohmer
- Charlie Chan
- Earl Derr Biggers
- Joseph Conrad
- Sayonara
- James Michener
- The world of Suzie Wong
- Richard Mason
- King rat
- James Clavell
- The devil of a state
- Anthony Burgess
- The lover
- Marguerite Duras
- And the king of Siam
- The bridge over the River Kwai
- Pierre Boulle
- American pimp in Singapore
- Paul Theroux
- You only live twice
- Ian Fleming
- The ugly American
- William J. Lederer & Eugene Burdick
- The city of joy
- Dominique Lapierre
- Anna Leonowens
- The manchurian candidate
- Richard Condon
- The joy luck club
- Amy Tan
- Rising sun
- Michael Crichton
- Memoirs of a Geisha
- Arthur Golden
- The beach
- Alex Garland
- Traditional legends and ghost stories from Japan
- The ninja
- Eric Van Lustbader (and friends)
- Thailand's sex industry
- Michel Holleubecq & John Burdett
- A million mutinies now
- V.S. Naipaul
- Lafcadio Hearn
- The white man's burden
- Rudyard Kipling
- Isbn
- 9780804848923
- Label
- Romancing the East : a literary odyssey from the heart of darkness to the River Kwai
- Title
- Romancing the East
- Title remainder
- a literary odyssey from the heart of darkness to the River Kwai
- Statement of responsibility
- Jerry Hopkins
- Subject
-
- American fiction -- History and criticism
- American prose literature
- American prose literature -- History and criticism
- Asia
- Asia -- In literature
- Asians in literature
- Asians in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- American fiction
- Culture in literature
- European fiction
- European fiction -- History and criticism
- European prose literature
- European prose literature -- History and criticism
- Literature
- Culture in literature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "From the time of Marco Polo's trek across the Central Asian desert to the empire of the mighty Kahn, no other place on earth, not the languid South Pacific or even deepest, darkest Africa has so challenged and enchanted the Western imagination as have the fabled lands of the East! However soaked in blood its history and no matter how unsettling its social conditions and poverty, Asia has never lost its irresistible attraction or mystic. It has long been an inspiration for Western novelists, so much so that more than 5000 novels have been set in Asia in the English language alone. Storied names like Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad, Pearl S. Buck, George Orwell, Graham Greene, E.M. Forster and many more have used their experiences in Asia as a vibrant backdrop for some of the world's most famous works of literature. In Romancing the East, best-selling author Jerry Hopkins combines his research and his own experiences as a longtime expatriate with an intimate knowledge of Asia and offers us a unique perspective on the impact of Eastern culture in Western literature."--Publisher's website
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hopkins, Jerry
- Dewey number
- 809.3
- Illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PN3352.A84
- LC item number
- H65 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Asia
- Asians in literature
- Culture in literature
- European fiction
- European prose literature
- American fiction
- American prose literature
- American fiction
- American prose literature
- Asians in literature
- Culture in literature
- European fiction
- European prose literature
- Literature
- Asia
- Label
- Romancing the East : a literary odyssey from the heart of darkness to the River Kwai, Jerry Hopkins
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- XXX
- André Malraux
- Burmese days
- George Orwell
- On Asia's edge
- W. Somerset Maugham
- A passage to India
- E.M. Forster
- Lost horizon, Shangri-La
- James Hilton
- The myth of the great white rajah
- The good earth
- Pearl S. Buck
- Bhowani junction
- John Masters
- The quiet American
- Graham Greene
- The yellow peril
- Sax Rohmer
- Charlie Chan
- Earl Derr Biggers
- Joseph Conrad
- Sayonara
- James Michener
- The world of Suzie Wong
- Richard Mason
- King rat
- James Clavell
- The devil of a state
- Anthony Burgess
- The lover
- Marguerite Duras
- And the king of Siam
- The bridge over the River Kwai
- Pierre Boulle
- American pimp in Singapore
- Paul Theroux
- You only live twice
- Ian Fleming
- The ugly American
- William J. Lederer & Eugene Burdick
- The city of joy
- Dominique Lapierre
- Anna Leonowens
- The manchurian candidate
- Richard Condon
- The joy luck club
- Amy Tan
- Rising sun
- Michael Crichton
- Memoirs of a Geisha
- Arthur Golden
- The beach
- Alex Garland
- Traditional legends and ghost stories from Japan
- The ninja
- Eric Van Lustbader (and friends)
- Thailand's sex industry
- Michel Holleubecq & John Burdett
- A million mutinies now
- V.S. Naipaul
- Lafcadio Hearn
- The white man's burden
- Rudyard Kipling
- Control code
- ocn805055834
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 287 pages
- Isbn
- 9780804848923
- Lccn
- 2012042001
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- portraits
- Label
- Romancing the East : a literary odyssey from the heart of darkness to the River Kwai, Jerry Hopkins
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- XXX
- André Malraux
- Burmese days
- George Orwell
- On Asia's edge
- W. Somerset Maugham
- A passage to India
- E.M. Forster
- Lost horizon, Shangri-La
- James Hilton
- The myth of the great white rajah
- The good earth
- Pearl S. Buck
- Bhowani junction
- John Masters
- The quiet American
- Graham Greene
- The yellow peril
- Sax Rohmer
- Charlie Chan
- Earl Derr Biggers
- Joseph Conrad
- Sayonara
- James Michener
- The world of Suzie Wong
- Richard Mason
- King rat
- James Clavell
- The devil of a state
- Anthony Burgess
- The lover
- Marguerite Duras
- And the king of Siam
- The bridge over the River Kwai
- Pierre Boulle
- American pimp in Singapore
- Paul Theroux
- You only live twice
- Ian Fleming
- The ugly American
- William J. Lederer & Eugene Burdick
- The city of joy
- Dominique Lapierre
- Anna Leonowens
- The manchurian candidate
- Richard Condon
- The joy luck club
- Amy Tan
- Rising sun
- Michael Crichton
- Memoirs of a Geisha
- Arthur Golden
- The beach
- Alex Garland
- Traditional legends and ghost stories from Japan
- The ninja
- Eric Van Lustbader (and friends)
- Thailand's sex industry
- Michel Holleubecq & John Burdett
- A million mutinies now
- V.S. Naipaul
- Lafcadio Hearn
- The white man's burden
- Rudyard Kipling
- Control code
- ocn805055834
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 287 pages
- Isbn
- 9780804848923
- Lccn
- 2012042001
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- portraits
Subject
- American fiction -- History and criticism
- American prose literature
- American prose literature -- History and criticism
- Asia
- Asia -- In literature
- Asians in literature
- Asians in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- American fiction
- Culture in literature
- European fiction
- European fiction -- History and criticism
- European prose literature
- European prose literature -- History and criticism
- Literature
- Culture in literature
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