The woman warrior: memoirs of a girlhood among ghosts
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Vintage International Books, 1989.
Physical Desc:
209 pages ; 21 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure:
880L
Rating:
880
Status:
Central
979.461 K552 1989
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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979.461 K552 1989
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979.461 K552 1989
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BIOGRAPHY Kingston, M. 1989
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Woodland Public Library
BIOGRAPHY Kingston 1989
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Format:
Book
Edition:
Vintage International ed.
Language:
English
ISBN:
0329097547 :, 9780072435191 :, 0679721886 :
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.7, 11 Points
Level 5.7, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
880
Notes
General Note
Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1976.
Target Audience
880,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.7,11.0,70324.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Kingston, M. H. (1989). The woman warrior: memoirs of a girlhood among ghosts. Vintage International ed. New York, Vintage International Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kingston, Maxine Hong. 1989. The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. New York, Vintage International Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kingston, Maxine Hong, The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. New York, Vintage International Books, 1989.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kingston, Maxine Hong. The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. Vintage International ed. New York, Vintage International Books, 1989.
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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