The Woman Warrior
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The Woman Warrior

by Maxine Hong Kingston

1976•Biography•209 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarydramaslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agesocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeAn inventive biography that is weighty, moving and grounded. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts is Kingston's disturbing and fiercely beautiful account of growing up Chinese-American in California. The young Kingston lives in two worlds: the America to which her parents have immigrated and the China of her mother's "talk stories." Her mother tells her traditional tales of strong, wily women warriors - tales that clash puzzlingly with the real oppression of...

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryDramaComing of ageSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

American AuthorsAsian AmericansBiographyChildhood and youthChinese AmericansChinese in CaliforniaCultural CharacteristicsFamily

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Author
Maxine Hong Kingston
Published
1976
Pages
209
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