A General Introduction to American Literature1DiscussionslChina,experts agree,is the nation of the future The commercial and intellectual success its emigrants have enjoyed in nations from Malaysia to the United States all augur(预示)impending global dominance.In literature,however,the Chinese mainland,as far as Western ears go,is pretty quiet.Bookstores,the Times reports,are bustling,but nearly half the purchases consist of textbooks and half the translations are of American books.l John Updike:“
