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'This discursive essay – part exegesis, part literary analysis – analyses the act of writing about Asia from Australia (and from the west). I use the circumstances of my early childhood to frame my interest in ‘Asia’, suggesting that Australia is a genuinely diverse nation that is engaged with the region but that it also retains and values a monocultural outlook. In turn, I analyse several novels by westerners about Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge (including my own novel, Figurehead) to reflect on, first, cultural appropriation, and, second, the limits of empathy in fiction.'
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Writing about Asia from Australia : Notes Towards Avoiding a Firm View
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Subjects:
- Figurehead 2009 single work novel
- Johnno : A Novel 1975 single work novel
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cAustralia,c
- Asia,
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cCambodia,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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