Asian American Short Story Writers: An A‐to‐Z Guide

This volume offers snapshots of the life and work of a generous cross section of Asian‐American writers, focusing on their short stories. Asian is here taken in its broadest sense; included are first and second generation immigrants from China, India, Japan, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Iran. Each entry follows the same format: a brief biography, details of the major works and themes handled therein, and then a description of the critical reception the works received. A bibliography completes each section. This is in addition to the selected bibliography at the end of the book.

The contributors are...