Overview of Selected Writers from

21st Century World Literature

 Learning Objectives

 To be able to identify what constitutes 21st

century world literature

 To become familiar with some of the

works of exemplary writers in 21st century
world literature
Key Understanding
 Knowing what constitutes 21st century world
literature and the exemplary works of writers in 21st
century world literature

Key Questions
 What constitutes 21st century world literature?
 Who are some of the exemplary writers of 21 st
century world literature and what are some of
their great works?
What is 21st Century World
Literature?
21st Century World Literature refers to any written
literary genre that were written, printed and published
from the start of the new millennium.
• With the advanced technology of this new era, most
of the themes are oriented for the youth and young
professional audiences and thus the proliferation of
vampires, sorcery, space and science fiction.
• Blogging (Weblog) has been invented as an
online/digital form of journaling topics, events and
experiences.
 Asian 21st Century World
Literature  Khaled Hosseini (Afghanistan) is a
doctor turned novelist who has
produced three best sellers in the past
decade: The Kite Runner (2003), A
Thousand Splendid Suns (2007), and
And the Mountains Echoed (2013).
He is one of the few millennial
authors who still continue to tackle
universal themes as his novels are set
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in war-torn Afghanistan and depict
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war’s impact on families and society.

 Mexican 21st Century World
Literature
 Laura Esquivel’s works for
the new millennium are
Between Two Fires (2000) and
La Malinche (2006). The
former is an anthology of
essays on life, love and food,
while the latter is a time travel
adventure with La Malinche
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travelling back in time to
Hernan Cortez’ ancient
Mexico.
 American 21st Century World
Literature
 Kate DeCamillo’s (USA) 2006
young adult novel The
Miraculous Journey of Edward
Tulane won the Boston Globe and
the Parent’s Choice Awards. It
was catapulted to fame anew after
being featured many times in the
Koreanovela My Love From
Another Star most especially this
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quote: "If you have no intention of
loving or being loved, then the
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whole journey is pointless."

 Culminating Activity

Choose from the two excerpts that can be found

in Rex Book Store, Inc.’s textbook 21st Century
Literature: Windows to the World by Marikit
Tara Alto Uychoco ‒ A Thousand Splendid Suns
or La Malinche. Read the selection of your
choice and answer the proceeding study guide
questions that accompany both excerpts.