The woman warrior: memoirs of a girlhood among ghosts
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New York : Vintage International/Vintage Books, of Random House, Inc., 1989, c1976., New York : Vintage International/Vintage Books, of Random House, Inc., 1989.
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Book
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Vintage international edition.
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209 pages ; 21 cm.
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Louisville Adult Biographies
BIO KINGSTON
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Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An exhilarating blend of autobiography and mythology, of world and self, of hot rage and cool analysis. First published in 1976, it has become a classic in its innovative portrayal of multiple and intersecting identities—immigrant, female, Chinese, American. • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER
“A classic, for a reason.” —Celeste Ng, bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere and Our Missing Hearts, via Twitter
As a girl, Kingston lives in two confounding worlds: the California to which her parents have immigrated and the China of her mother’s “talk stories.” The fierce and wily women warriors of her mother’s tales clash jarringly with the harsh reality of female oppression out of which they come. Kingston’s sense of self emerges in the mystifying gaps in these stories, which she learns to fill with stories of her own. A warrior of words, she forges fractured myths and memories into an incandescent whole, achieving a new understanding of her family’s past and her own present.
“A classic, for a reason.” —Celeste Ng, bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere and Our Missing Hearts, via Twitter
As a girl, Kingston lives in two confounding worlds: the California to which her parents have immigrated and the China of her mother’s “talk stories.” The fierce and wily women warriors of her mother’s tales clash jarringly with the harsh reality of female oppression out of which they come. Kingston’s sense of self emerges in the mystifying gaps in these stories, which she learns to fill with stories of her own. A warrior of words, she forges fractured myths and memories into an incandescent whole, achieving a new understanding of her family’s past and her own present.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Kingston, M. H. (19891976). The woman warrior: memoirs of a girlhood among ghosts. Vintage international edition. New York, Vintage International/Vintage Books, of Random House, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kingston, Maxine Hong. 19891976. The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. New York, Vintage International/Vintage Books, of Random House, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kingston, Maxine Hong, The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. New York, Vintage International/Vintage Books, of Random House, Inc, 19891976.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kingston, Maxine Hong. The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. Vintage international edition. New York, Vintage International/Vintage Books, of Random House, Inc, 19891976.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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