TY - JOUR
TI - An Immigrant Novel Revisited: Jean Kwok’s Girl in Translation
AU - Gasztold, Brygida
TI - An Immigrant Novel Revisited: Jean Kwok’s Girl in Translation
AB - 
	The article explores the genre of immigrant narrative, comparing two early-twentieth century novels written by the Jewish-American writers Mary Antin and Anzia Yezierska with a contemporary novel penned by the Chinese-American author Jean Kwok. Taking adaptation theory (Sanders 2006 and Hutcheon 2006) as a starting point, I examine how Kwok’s novel adapts, revises, and reimagines a familiar pattern across time and cultures in order to make it representative of Chinese Americans. The analysis draws attention to experiences of Chinese immigrant women, their class membership and socio-economic status.
VL - 2021
IS - Volume 19
PY - 2023
SN - 1733-5760
C1 - 2084-3925
SP - 79
EP - 92
DO - 10.4467/20843925SJ.21.006.16415
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/scripta-judaica-cracoviensia/artykul/an-immigrant-novel-revisited-jean-kwoks-girl-in-translation
KW - immigrant narrative genre
KW - adaptation
KW - Jewish-American literature
KW - Chinese-American literature
KW - immigrant women