Asia in Caribbean Literature and Art (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

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Asia in Caribbean Literature and Art: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad, examines several cases of Transpacific cultural encounters; it underlines the historical and cultural links between the Caribbean and Asia. First, it studies the representations of India in Trinidad and Tobago's poetry. Second, it delves into Indo-Trinidadian culture in the art of three contemporary artists. The author then analyzes depictions of the Vietnam War in literature by Cuban, Dominican, and Puerto Rican writers who saw the conflict firsthand. Haiku in the Dominican literary tradition is the focus of chapter five; and chapter six covers Depictions of Japan in contemporary Dominican art. Chapter seven offers an interview with a performer and artist that shows the influences of the Caribbean in Asia: the popularity of Dominican merengue and bachata in the Land of the Rising Sun. Lastly, chapter eight offers the author's reflections on the book and presents a wide range of topics for further research.