The Fifth Book of Peace

Name: The Fifth Book of Peace
Author: Maxine Hong Kingston

by Maxine Hong Kingston

Essays and narrative exploring peace, mythology, and human connection

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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.

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The Woman WarriorNo name woman and female warrior myths in Chinese-American identity
China MenStories of Chinese immigrants and male-centered immigrant experience
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