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A review by lattelibrarian
Tiger Writing: Art, Culture, and the Interdependent Self by Gish Jen
4.0
“Culture is not fate; it only offers templates, which individuals can finally accept, reject, or modify, and do.”
Gish Jen's discussions about the intersections of art, culture, and how one views one's self made for a beautiful introspective work in which she dissects her father, her own literature, and her place as an author who straddles two very different cultures. I've been intrigued for a long time in the idea of identity as self and what that means, and I found that Jen's book has made for solid landing ground.
This book is almost half-memoir, half-academic nonfiction, filled with countless artifacts, including her own father's memoir. Combined, it creates both a thoroughly engaging read that had me chewing on my thoughts as I read it on the subway.
Gish Jen's discussions about the intersections of art, culture, and how one views one's self made for a beautiful introspective work in which she dissects her father, her own literature, and her place as an author who straddles two very different cultures. I've been intrigued for a long time in the idea of identity as self and what that means, and I found that Jen's book has made for solid landing ground.
This book is almost half-memoir, half-academic nonfiction, filled with countless artifacts, including her own father's memoir. Combined, it creates both a thoroughly engaging read that had me chewing on my thoughts as I read it on the subway.