The writer and the overseas childhood

By Antje M. Rauwerda

Subjects: Expatriate authors, Exiles' writings, American literature, history and criticism, History and criticism

Description: "This study surveys 17 authors with "expat" backgrounds to define "third culture literature," a burgeoning yet unrecognized branch of international writing characterized by expressions of dislocation, loss, and disenfranchisement. By explicating how the shared cultural details of these writers emerge in literary themes and images, this work introduces third culture literature as a separate field"--Provided by publisher.