UWP's Conversation with Writers: Maxine Hong Kingston
UWP's Conversation with Writers: Maxine Hong Kingston February 24th, 2011, Thursday, 4-6 p.m. Buehler Alumni Center Well-known author, Maxine Hong Kinston, revolutionized Memoir and Asian-American Literature with the 1976 release of The Woman Warrior: Memoir of a Childhood Among Ghosts. An MLA poll revealed The Woman Warrior to be the most frequently taught piece of contemporary literature on college campuses*. She is the winner of The National Book Award, The National Book Critics Circle Award, and many others. President Clinton gave her The National Humanities Medal in 1997. Relevant publications: The Woman Warrior, China Men, Tripmaster Monkey, The Fifth Book of Peace. For more information about this event, please contact: Karma Waltonen (kjwaltonen@ucdavis.edu)
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2011-02-24 04:00 PM
2011-02-24 06:00 PM
February 24, 2011 from 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm |
| Where | Buehler Alumni Center |
| Contact Name | Karma Waltonen |
| Contact Email | kjwaltonen@ucdavis.edu |
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Well-known author, Maxine Hong Kinston, revolutionized Memoir and Asian-American Literature with the 1976 release of The Woman Warrior: Memoir of a Childhood Among Ghosts. An MLA poll revealed The Woman Warrior to be the most frequently taught piece of contemporary literature on college campuses*. She is the winner of The National Book Award, The National Book Critics Circle Award, and many others. President Clinton gave her The National Humanities Medal in 1997.
Relevant publications: The Woman Warrior, China Men, Tripmaster Monkey, The Fifth Book of Peace.