Maxine Hong Kingston / Helena Grice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grice, Helena, author.

Series:

Contemporary World Writers

Contemporary world writers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kingston, Maxine Hong--Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 pages) : digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Since the publication of The Woman Warrior in 1976, Maxine Hong Kingston has gained a reputation as one of the most popular -- and controversial -- writers in the Asian American literary tradition. In this volume Grice traces Kingston's development as a writer and cultural activist through both ethnic and feminist discourses, investigating her novels, occasional writings and her two-book 'life-writing project'.The publication of The Woman Warrior not only propelled Kingston into the mainstream literary limelight, but also precipitated a vicious and ongoing controversy in Asian American letters over the authenticity -- or fakery -- of her cultural references. Grice traces the debates through the appearance of China Men (1981), as well as the novels, Tripmaster Monkey (1989) and her most recent work, The Fifth Book of Peace.Maxine Hong Kingston will be of value to students and academics researching in the areas of diaspora writing, contemporary American and Asian- Amercianfiction, as well as feminist and postcolonial literature.

Contents:

1. Contexts and intertexts

2. The Woman Warrior

3. China Men

4. Tripmaster Monkey

5. Hawai'i One Summer

6. The Fifth Book of Peace and To be the Poet

7. Critical overview.

Notes:

Description based on print record.

MUP 2020 titles.

Made available via: manchesterhive.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781847795632

1847795633

9781781701003

1781701008

9781847791719

1847791719

OCLC:

818847169