The Woman Warrior

The Woman Warrior

The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts is a memoir by Maxine Hong Kingston, published by Vintage Books in 1975. Although there are many scholarly debates surrounding the official genre classification of the book, it can best be described as a work of creative non-fiction. Throughout the five chapters of The Woman Warrior, Kingston blends autobiography with old Chinese folktales. What results is a complex portrayal of the 20th Century experiences of Chinese-Americans living in the U.S in the shadow of the Chinese Revolution. The Woman Warrior has been reported by the Modern...
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quick facts
Author:Maxine Hong Kingston
Genre:Künstlerroman, Autobiography, Children's literature
Year published:1975
Number of editions:10

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
1976 National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction
1978 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
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Author of The Woman Warrior

Maxine Hong Kingston
Maxine Hong Kingston

Maxine Hong Kingston is a Chinese American author and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated with a BA in English in 1962. Kingston has written three novels and several works of non-fiction about the experiences of Chinese immigrants living in the United...
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Additional works by Maxine Hong Kingston
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China Men Autobiography
Tripmaster Monkey
Conversations with Maxine Hong Kingston
Hawaiʻi one summer
The fifth book of peace
To be the poet
Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace
Jinshan Hua ren
Maxine Hong Kingston, Interview
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Literary Genres

Künstlerroman
Künstlerroman

A Künstlerroman , meaning "artist's novel" in German, is a narrative about an artist's growth to maturity. It may be classified as a specific...
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Autobiography
Autobiography

"If you like autobiographies, as I do, then you will be pleased to know that this one actually is an auto-biography. It has been written entirely by...
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Children's literature
Children's literature

Children's literature as such probably started in the 17th century; it is generally believed that before then books were written mainly for adults....
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    The book "The Woman Warrior" is of which literary genre?
  • A:
    The written work is classified as: Künstlerroman, Autobiography and Children's literature.
  • Q:
    How long is the book: "The Woman Warrior"?
  • A:
    The book is 541 pages.
  • Q:
    Which year was the title "The Woman Warrior" first released to the public?
  • A:
    The book was released in 1975.
  • Q:
    The work, "The Woman Warrior" covers which literary subjects?
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    "The Woman Warrior" is of the category: United States and Demographics of the United States

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