Understanding Maxine Hong Kingston [electronic resource] / Julia H. Lee.

This book examines the entirety of Kingston's literary career, from The Woman Warrior to her most recent volume of poetry. It includes scholarly assessments, interviews, biographical information, and her own critical analysis to provide a complete and complex picture of Kingston's works and its impact on memoir, feminist fiction, Asian American literature, and postmodern literature. It also examines the influence that previous generations of Asian American authors, feminism, and antiwar activism have had on Kingston's work.