Rethinking Daughter of the River in the English-Speaking World

Abstract

In their article «Rethinking Daughter of the River in the English-speaking World», Liu Rong and Yang Tian analyse the subject content, feminist thought, and narrative style in this novel. Domestic studies focus on the subject and content, feminist thought, the style of narratology, and so forth, while English reviews and research mainly concentrate on the life of suffering of the Chinese underclass described in the novel. The reason for the differing focus lies in the English world’s attempt to confirm its sense of superiority or coercive mimeticism. Moreover, the feminist consciousness is studied by critics and researchers who are deeply concerned with female misery in Hong Ying’s works. The strong public response relates somewhat to the bold and straightforward erotic descriptions in this novel. Some researchers analyse the novel from a narratological perspective and show appreciation of the writing techniques.

Keywords

• hija del río
• mundo anglohablante
• feminismo
• estilo narrativo