Malaysian Postcoloniality Through Diaspora In Tash Aw's Novels

Syahida Johan

《Southeast Asian Social Science Review》 5卷2期 (2020/11) Pp. 176-186

https://doi.org/10.29945/SEASSR.202011_5(2).0011

摘要

This research note analyzes all four of Tash Aw's fictional novels from the point of view of diaspora in order to find out the motivation for Malaysian postcolonial literature. A contesting concept, this research segregates different sub-genres under the umbrella of literary works deemed postcolonial and presents exclusive motivations or intentions that give birth to each sub-genre, fully aware that this practice can mean simplifying the complexities surrounding the concept of postcolonial. The objective of this research note is to present, through in-depth and critical analysis of Tash Aw's novels, the motivation for postcoloniality in Malaysian literature in English.

關鍵字

Malaysian literature ； postcolonial ； Tash Aw ； diaspora ； novels