Asian American Playwrights

Download or read book Asian American Playwrights written by Miles Liu and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2002-05-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Listing 52 playwrights, this reference work conveys the contribution Asian Americans have made to drama. Asian American is intended in a broad sense, including both immigrants and the native-born, and representing people with origins in Asia itself, the Pacific islands, and the Indian subcontinent. Each entry features a brief biography, a list of major works and themes, a discussion of the writer's critical reception, and a bibliography. The contributors include librarians as well as scholars of literature, theater, and Asian studies. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.