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Maxine Hong Kingston
A Critical Companion
E. D. Huntley
ISBN:
0-313-30877-2
ISBN-13:
978-0-313-30877-2
DOI:
DOI:10.1336/0313308772
224 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication:
10/30/2000
List Price:
$46.95
(
UK Sterling Price: £32.95
)
Availability:
In Stock
Media Type:
Hardcover
Also Available:
Ebook
Trim Size:
6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Literature
»
World Literature
Multicultural Studies
»
Asian Studies
Multicultural Studies
»
Asian American Studies
Series Title:
Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers
Description:
Maxine Hong Kingston's first book,
Woman Warrior
gained instant popularity and critical success, winning top national literary awards as well as a place on the best seller list. Readers recognized in
China Men
, a follow up memoir, and
Tripmaster Monkey
, a genre-defying novel, the same beguiling narrative voice and panoramic prose. This critical study provides an introduction to Kingston's works with in-depth literary analysis of her three long narratives. It helps students understand the important thematic concerns, such as the immigrant acculturalization process and the literary innovations such as the talk story narrative mode introduced by Kingston. Taking readers beyond these works, this volume offers a guided tour through the Asian immigrant experience, and the history of Asian American Literature. This study examines the tremendous cross-over appeal of Kingston's works with readers of all ages, genders, ethnic and national backgrounds.
Readers are introduced to Maxine Hong Kingston with a fascinating biographical chapter. A literary heritage chapter examines not only how Kingston fits into the Asian American literary tradition, but also how her exuberant books helped shape and redefine this important area of literature. A full chapter is devoted to each work, covering all literary components; plot and narrative construction, character development, symbolism, historical context and themes. An alternate critical approach is also given for each work. An extensive bibliography covers works by and about Kingston.
Table of Contents:
Series Foreword
by Kathleen Gregory Klein
The Life of Maxine Hong Kingston
Maxine Hong Kingston and the Asian American Literary Tradition
The Woman Warrior
(1976)
China Men
(1980)
Tripmaster Monkey
(1989)
Bibliography
Index
About the Author:
E. D. HUNTLEY is Associate Dean for Graduate Studies at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. She is author of two previous volumes in the series,
V.C. Andrews: A Critical Companion
(Greenwood, 1996) and
Amy Tan: A Critical Companion
(Greenwood, 1998). Huntley has begun working on a study of gastronomy and detective fiction.
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