In her award-winning book The Woman Warrior; Maxine Hong Kingston created an entirely new form—an exhilarating blend of autobiography and mythology; of world and self; of hot rage and cool analysis. First published in 1976; it has become a classic in its innovative portrayal of multiple and intersecting identities—immigrant; female; Chinese; American. As a girl; Kingston lives in two confounding worlds: the California to which her parents have immigrated and the China of her mother’s “talk stories.†The fierce and wily women warriors of her mother’s tales clash jarringly with the harsh reality of female oppression out of which they come. Kingston’s sense of self emerges in the mystifying gaps in these stories; which she learns to fill with stories of her own. A warrior of words; she forges fractured myths and memories into an incandescent whole; achieving a new understanding of her family’s past and her own present.
#106662 in Books North Michael 2016-10-17Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.20 x 1.10 x 6.20l; .0 #File Name: 0674970837448 pagesThe Baltic A History
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. YOU DON'T KNOW AS MUCH ABOUT THIS AREA AS YOU THOUGHT YOU DIDBy Steve HarrisonFor someone who considered himself quite well versed in European history; this was full of new insights and many surprising changes of fortune for the entities that stubbornly held on to language and customs through virtual disappearances into neighboring powers only to reemerge as independent countries with well defined languages and deeply embedded customs and cultures. Perhaps a similar fate will occur in the Middle East countries that are are similarly fractured today.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Two StarsBy Sharon DevoraThis is a very detailed book and was just more information than what I needed. A history major would appreciate it. It was recommended to me to read before my trip to the Baltic Sea1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Fascinating reading. I knew the Baltic area had a ...By Jutta AhmedFascinating reading. I knew the Baltic area had a long history; but this book delves into more detailed history. Very interesting reading.
