The Woman Warrior (Magill’s Choice: American Ethnic Writers)
At a glance:
- Author: Maxine Hong Kingston
- First Published: 1976
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography, Folklore, Biography
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Family or family life, North America or North Americans, Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Memory, Mothers, Parents and children, Tradition, Mythology or myths, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Gender roles, Ghosts or apparitions, Dreams, California, West, U.S., Immigration or emigration, Storytelling, Multiculturalism, Women, Legends, China or Chinese people, Chinese Americans
- Locales: New York, China, Stockton, CA
The Work
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts is an autobiographical novel of Maxine Hong Kingston’s life, illuminated by references to the women whose histories influenced her. In the United States, the meager opportunities available to Chinese immigrants force her parents to earn a living by running a small laundry. Kingston’s mother, Brave Orchid, a mid-wife in China, is a forceful character who admonishes her daughter with ever-changing renditions of Chinese legends and myths as well as tales about women who have been driven to madness or death...
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