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The woman warrior: memoirs of a girlhood among ghosts
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Published:
New York : Vintage International/Vintage Books, of Random House, Inc., 1989, c1976., New York : Vintage International/Vintage Books, of Random House, Inc., 1989.
Format:
Book
Edition:
Vintage international edition.
Physical Desc:
209 pages ; 21 cm.
Status:
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Status
Last Check-In
Lafayette Nonfiction Area
979.461 Kin
Due Apr 6, 2024
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Boulder Main Adult NonFiction
979.4610509 Kingston
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Feb 10, 2024
Boulder Meadows Adult Nonfiction
979.4610509 Kingston
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Mar 30, 2023
Longmont Adult Nonfiction
979.46105 KIN
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Oct 16, 2023
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.
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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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Language:
English
ISBN:
0679721886 (pbk.) , 0072435194 (pbk.)
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.7, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
880

Notes

General Note
Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1976.
Awards
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award (1978)
Awards
National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction (1976)