The Affinity of the Eye: Writing Nikkei in Peru - Tapa dura

""This book is a necessity. The writers that Lopez-Calvo presents offer an amplifying view of what it means to be Peruvian."-- Debbie Lee-DiStefano, author of Three Asian-Hispanic Writers from Peru: Doris Moromisato, Jose Watanabe, Siu Kam Wen" " "This is an important book. As far as I know, no other study has addressed the subject of Peruvian Nikkei writers so comprehensively."-- Blake S. Locklin, a contributor to Orientalism and Identity in Latin America" "This book is a necessity. The writers that Lopez-Calvo presents offer an amplifying view of what it means to be Peruvian."-- Debbie Lee-DiStefano, author of "Three Asian-Hispanic Writers from Peru: Doris Moromisato, Jose Watanabe, Siu Kam Wen" "This is an important book. As far as I know, no other study has addressed the subject of Peruvian Nikkei writers so comprehensively."-- Blake S. Locklin, a contributor to "Orientalism and Identity in Latin America" This is an important book. As far as I know, no other study has addressed the subject of Peruvian Nikkei writers so comprehensively. Blake S. Locklin, a contributor to "Orientalism and Identity in Latin America"" "This is an important book. As far as I know, no other study has addressed the subject of Peruvian Nikkei writers so comprehensively."--Blake S. Locklin, a contributor to Orientalism and Identity in Latin America "A unique contribution to the scholarship, this rewarding book provides a rich account, juicy in details, data, and solid information on seven Japanese Peruvian writers and their works."--Choice Reviews "This book is a necessity. The writers that Lopez-Calvo presents offer an amplifying view of what it means to be Peruvian."--Debbie Lee-DiStefano, author of Three Asian-Hispanic Writers from Peru: Doris Moromisato, Jose Watanabe, Siu Kam Wen This is an important book. As far as I know, no other study has addressed the subject of Peruvian Nikkei writers so comprehensively. Blake S. Locklin, a contributor to Orientalism and Identity in Latin America" This is an important book. As far as I know, no other study has addressed the subject of Peruvian Nikkei writers so comprehensively. Blake S. Locklin, a contributor to "Orientalism and Identity in Latin America"" "An essential read."--"Journal of Arizona History" "A unique contribution to the scholarship, this rewarding book provides a rich account, juicy in details, data, and solid information on seven Japanese Peruvian writers and their works."--"Choice Reviews" "This book is a necessity. The writers that Lopez-Calvo presents offer an amplifying view of what it means to be Peruvian."-- Debbie Lee-DiStefano, author of "Three Asian-Hispanic Writers from Peru: Doris Moromisato, Jose Watanabe, Siu Kam Wen" "This is an important book. As far as I know, no other study has addressed the subject of Peruvian Nikkei writers so comprehensively."-- Blake S. Locklin, a contributor to "Orientalism and Identity in Latin America" " "This is an important book. As far as I know, no other study has addressed the subject of Peruvian Nikkei writers so comprehensively."-- Blake S. Locklin, a contributor to Orientalism and Identity in Latin America"

Lopez-Calvo uses contemporary Nikkei texts such as fiction, testimonies, and poetry to construct an account of the cultural formation of Japanese migrant communities, and in so doing challenges fixed notions of Japanese Peruvian identity.