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The Woman Warrior

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Based on 8,316 Ratings and 760 Reviews

Book Description
The Woman Warrior is a pungent, bitter, but beautifully written memoir of growing up Chinese American in Stockton, California. Maxine Hong Kingston (China Men) distills the dire lessons of her mother's mesmerizing "talk-story" tales of a China where girls are worthless, tradition is exalted and only a strong, wily woman can scratch her way upward. The author's America is a landscape of conf... More
Book Information
PublisherTurtleback Books
BindingSchool & Library Binding (10 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages224
ISBN-100808589768
ISBN-13978-0808589761
Publication Date05/01/1989
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About Maxine Hong Kingston (Author) : Maxine Hong Kingston is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Maxine Hong Kingston include The Woman Warrior.
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