Plastic (in) Paradise: Karen Tei Yamashita’s Through the Arc of the Rain Forest
This contribution examines the magic-realist metaphor of the Matacão in Karen Tei Yamashita’s (1990) debut novel "Through the Arc of the Rain Forest" as a trope that invites us to imagine, reflect on, and explore plastic’s cross-cultural meanings, aesthetic experiences, and materialist imp...
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The International Academic Forum
2021-07-01
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| Series: | IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship |
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| Online Access: | https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-literature-and-librarianship/volume-10-issue-1/article-1/ |