Exploring Sinophone Liminality in Contemporary Chinese Fiction: Ghost Narratives and the Contouring of...

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Di-kai Chao (Univ. of Canterbury, New Zealand)

Exploring Sinophone Liminality in Contemporary Chinese Fiction

Ghost Narratives and the Contouring of Invisible Realms

Di-kai Chao (Univ. of Canterbury, New Zealand)

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Routledge
13 May 2025

Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Regional studies; Society & culture: general; Sociology: customs & traditions; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: Interdisciplinary and Transcultural Approaches to Chinese Literature

Chao explores Sinophone literature as a complex field that navigates the intersections of Sinitic languages, global literary systems, and China-centered perspectives. He presents an alternative perspective that Sinophone literature, especially through ghost narratives, offers a platform for communities to critically examine modernity, transgress boundaries, and challenge epistemologies.

By emphasizing locality, this book critiques the homogenization of knowledge production and highlights the importance of local experiences in shaping Sinophone identity. Questioning the linear, essentialist interpretations of Chineseness, a more fluid understanding influenced by cultural memory, globalization, and transnational dynamics emerges. This book advocates for an expanded scope of Sinophone theory that includes the Chinese mainland, moving beyond an against-diaspora stance. Building upon postcolonialism and historical contexts, it examines literary texts and ghost narratives originating from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and the Chinese mainland, delving into the diversity of Sinophone literature.

An excellent read for students, researchers, and scholars interested in Chinese literature, cultural studies, and critical literary work with a focus on Asian studies.

By: Di-kai Chao (Univ. of Canterbury New Zealand)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9781032792682
ISBN 10: 103279268X
Series: Interdisciplinary and Transcultural Approaches to Chinese Literature
Pages: 186
Publication Date: 13 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Di-kai Chao is a postdoctoral researcher at East China Normal University, China. His research focuses on ghost narratives in contemporary Sinophone fiction and the discourse on the “lyrical tradition” in Chinese literature.