2. 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
Learning Objectives
3. Knowing what constitutes 21st century world literature
and the exemplary works of writers in 21st century
world literature
Key Understanding
What constitutes 21st century world literature?
Who are some of the exemplary writers of 21st
century world literature and what are some of
their great works?
Key Questions
4. 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.
5. 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 in war-torn
Afghanistan and depict war’s impact on
families and society.
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6. 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 travelling back in time
to Hernan Cortez’ ancient
Mexico.
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7. 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 quote: "If you have no
intention of loving or being loved, then the
whole journey is pointless."
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8. 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.
Culminating Activity
Editor's Notes
Ask the students their view about blogging, the vampires and the Harry Potter magic and all those science fiction works that seem to be the obsession for the new generation.
Tell the students that excerpts of this book can be found in Rex Book Store, Inc.’s textbook 21st Century Literature: Windows to the World by Marikit Tara Alto Uychoco. You may also tackle the novel The Kite Runner in which the movie of the same name has been based on.
Tell the students that excerpts of this book can be found in Rex Book Store, Inc.’s textbook 21st Century Literature: Windows to the World by Marikit Tara Alto Uychoco.
As class participation activity, ask the students to recite their reaction to this quote from the book as used in the Koreanovela My Love From Another Star.
