| Maxine Hong Kingston Contributor(s): Grice, Helena (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719064031 ISBN-13: 9780719064036 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: Since the publication of" The Woman Warrior" in 1976, Maxine Hong Kingston has gained a reputation as one of the most popular -- and controversial -- writers in the Asian American literary tradition. In this volume Grice traces Kingston's development as a writer and cultural activist through both ethnic and feminist discourses, investigating her novels, occasional writings and her two-book "life-writing project." Maxine Hong Kingston will be of value to students and academics researching in the areas of diaspora writing, contemporary American and Asian-American fiction, as well as feminist and postcolonial literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - Asian American |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| Series: Contemporary World Writers |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.23" W x 7.77" (0.48 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the publication of The Woman Warrior in 1976, Maxine Hong Kingston has gained a reputation as one of the most popular -- and controversial -- writers in the Asian American literary tradition. In this volume Grice traces Kingston's development as a writer and cultural activist through both ethnic and feminist discourses, investigating her novels, occasional writings and her two-book 'life-writing project'. The publication of The Woman Warrior not only propelled Kingston into the mainstream literary limelight, but also precipitated a vicious and ongoing controversy in Asian American letters over the authenticity -- or fakery -- of her cultural references. Grice traces the debates through the appearance of China Men (1981), as well as the novels, Tripmaster Monkey (1989) and her most recent work, The Fifth Book of Peace. Maxine Hong Kingston will be of value to students and academics researching in the areas of diaspora writing, contemporary American and Asian- Amercianfiction, as well as feminist and postcolonial literature. |