Abstract
Chapter 1 through providing a theoretical analysis of xenotropism, illustrates the psychological and political consequences of living in a foreign country for refugees, expatriates, emigres and exiles. The research in this e-book demonstrates that living in a foreign country for an extended period, causes an intense and vivid transformation in artistic and personal development. This Chapter points to the dearth of research in this area and between xenotropism, the cathartic process of writing of memoir and mental health.
Keywords: Artistic development, Challenges, China, Culture shock, Existential, Expatriation, Foreign, Global, Memoir, Personal development, Research, Transformation, Xenotropism.