Maxine Hong Kingston
Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior blends autobiography, fiction, and Chinese folklore in a landmark work that is one of the founding texts of Asian American literature. Her work defined the genre of the immigrant family memoir-novel.
Works
- The Woman WarriorNo name woman and female warrior myths in Chinese-American identity
- China MenStories of Chinese immigrants and male-centered immigrant experience
- Tripmaster MonkeyFifth-generation Chinese-American Vietnam vet navigates identity and tribe
- The Fifth Book of PeaceEssays and narrative exploring peace, mythology, and human connection
- I Love a Broad Margin to My LifeEssays on living spaciously and creative solitude
- To Be the PoetEssays and memoir on writing, poetry, and artistic self-discovery