The Asian literary scene has "belatedly" come of age, the International Herald Tribune newspaper reported on November 8, 2007.
But has it? Yes, if we define "coming of age" as being recognised by English publishers.
In a fascinating paper, top literary academic Harry Aveling argues that the IHT report uses words which constructs a very specific view of literary achievement -- "success in terms of a dominant international English".
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