Who wrote The Woman Warrior?

Maxine Hong Kingston

Consequently, is the woman warrior a novel?

The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts is a book written by Chinese American author Maxine Hong Kingston and published by Alfred A.

Secondly, what is the purpose of the woman warrior? For Kingston, writing The Woman Warrior is a cathartic and emotional experience, a form of therapy for herself and her family. Talking about her past becomes her cure for silence, her method of achieving an individual voice and a personal place as a Chinese-American woman in society.

Moreover, what genre is The Woman Warrior?

Autobiography

Who is the narrator of The Woman Warrior?

Maxine Hong Kingston

How many pages are in Woman Warrior?

209

Can you eat straight A's?

You can't eat straight A's” (46). Yet by adding that straight A's can't be eaten, Maxine admits that as long as she is a girl, her accomplishments, no matter how big or how fine, will never satisfy her parents.

How old is Maxine Kingston?

79 years (October 27, 1940)