Modern Short Fiction of the Non-Western World A Syllabus by Dr. J. Neil C.

Garcia, UP Diliman
Objectives of the course: 1. To introduce students to the elements of fiction as they may be found in a selection of short stories and novels coming from the non-Western world. 2. To teach students how to appreciate the thematic and formal qualities of modern non-Western fiction. 3. To teach students to make informed and incisive analyses of individual works as well as to come up with sytheses for each regional literature. 4. To let students see the relationship between modes of a story-telling and historical and social contexts. The Reading of Fiction 1. 2. 3. 4. Stories and Meaning Allegory and Symbolism Style Reading Fiction Responsibly

Reference: An Introduction to Literature: Fiction, Poetry, Drama. Edited by Sylvan Barnet et al. A Selection of Stories East Asia China/Taiwan: My Old Home by Lu Xun A Certain Night by Ding Ling The Chignon by Chi Chun Whats in a Name? by Jailin Peng Korea: Wings by Yi Sang Cranes by Hwang Sunwon Japan: The Tattooer by Tanizaki Junichiro In a Grove by Akutagawa Ryunosuke The Silver Fifty-Sen Pieces by Kawabata Yasunari Boxcar of Chrysanthemums by Euchi Fumiko South/Southeast Asia India: Trail of the Green Blazer by RK Narayan

Companions by Raja Rao The Weeds by Amrita Pritam Dhowli by Mahasweti Devi A Devoted Son by Anita Desai An Iff and a Butt by Salman Rushdie Pakistan: The Dog of Titwal by Saadat Hasan Manto The Wagon by Kalida Asghar Indonesia: Harimau by Mochtar Lubis Inem by Pramoedya Toer Malaysia/Singapore: Ah Bahs Money by Catherine Lim Australia: Arthur Corunnas Story by Sally Morgan New Zealand: It Used to be Green Once by Patricia Grace Middle East Iran: Seeking Absolution by Sadiq Hidayat Israel: Our Secret by Isabel Allende Iraq: Clocks Like Horses by Mohammed Khudazyir Yemen: Abu Rubbiya by Muhammed Abd Al-Wali Africa Egypt: Half a Day by Naguib Mafouz She has no place in Paradise by Nawal El Saadawi

Kenya: Wedding at the Cross by Ngugi Wa Thiongo The Rain Came by Grace Ogot Nigeria: The Madman by Chinua Achebe Senegal: The March of Women by Sembene Ousmane Ghana: New Life at Kyerefaso by Efna Sutherland South Africa: Good Climate, Friendly Inhabitants by Nadine Gordimer The Collector of Treasures by Bessie Head Zimbabwe: Shadows on the Wall by Charles Mungoshi Latin America and the Carribean Chile: The Sky, Sea and Earth by Maria Luisa Bombal Argentina: The Gospel According to St. Mark by Jorge Luis Borges Our Demeanor at Wakes by Julio Cortazar Peru: A Shadow of Gnats by Mario Vargas Llosa Colombia: The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Mexico: Chac-Mool by Carlos Fuentes Brazil: Brief Flower by Neolida Pinon Of Dice and Unshakable Principles by Jorge Amado

Trinidad: My Aunt Gold Teeth by VS Naipaul Cuba: Like the Night by Alejo Carpentier Reference: Modern Literature of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters are Born. Edited by Jayana Clark and Ruth Seigel