| #3297565 in Books | Wenying Xu | 2007-11 | 2007-11-13 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.02 x.48 x5.98l,.71 | File type: PDF | 206 pages | Eating Identities Reading Food in Asian American Literature|||A fascinating examination of the role of food, eating habits, and the culinary arts in Asian American literature. [Xu] begins this sophisticated, theoretically informed study with the proposition that eating shapes individual and collective identities. . . . X
The French epicure and gastronome Brillat-Savarin declared, "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are." Wenying Xu infuses this notion with cultural-political energy by extending it to an ethnic group known for its cuisines: Asian Americans. She begins with the general argument that eating is a means of becoming―not simply in the sense of nourishment but more importantly of what we choose to eat, what we can afford to eat, what we secretly crave but are...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Eating Identities: Reading Food in Asian American Literature | Wenying Xu. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
