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The woman warrior: memoirs of a girlhood among ghosts
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Published:
New York : Knopf : distributed by Random House, 1976.
Physical Desc:
209 pages ; 22 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure:
880L
Status:
Sacramento Room
SPE 979.455 K552 1976 CAL
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.
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Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Language:
English
ISBN:
0394400674 :
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.7, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
880
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APA Citation (style guide)

Kingston, M. H. (1976). The woman warrior: memoirs of a girlhood among ghosts. New York, Knopf : distributed by Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Kingston, Maxine Hong. 1976. The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. New York, Knopf : distributed by Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Kingston, Maxine Hong, The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. New York, Knopf : distributed by Random House, 1976.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Kingston, Maxine Hong. The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. New York, Knopf : distributed by Random House, 1976.

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