The Fall of Language in the Age of English

Autorentext
Minae Mizumura was born in Tokyo, moved to New York at the age of twelve, and studied French literature at Yale University. Acclaimed for her audacious experimentation and skillful storytelling, Mizumura has won major literary awards for all four of her novels -- one of which, A True Novel, recently was published in English. She lives in Tokyo.

Klappentext
An award-winning novelist composes a multifaceted critique of the politics of personal expression.

Zusammenfassung
An award-winning novelist composes a multifaceted critique of the politics of personal expression.

Inhalt
Preface to the English EditionIntroduction, by Mari Yoshihara and Juliet Winters Carpenter1. Under the Blue Sky of Iowa: Those Who Write in Their Own Language2. From Par Avion to Via Air Mail: The Fall of French3. People Around the World Writing in External Languages4. The Birth of Japanese as a National Language5. The Miracle of Modern Japanese Literature6. English and National Languages in the Internet Age7. The Future of National LanguagesNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

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