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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1578060583
ISBN-13: 9781578060580
Aug 1998
Publisher: Univ Pr of Mississippi
237 pages
Literary Conversations Series
Language: English |
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| Details | | Series: | Literary Conversations Series |
| Size | | Length: | 237 pages | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 24.0 oz |
Industry Reviews
Compiling these 16 interviews with Kingston, dating from 1977 to 1996 and dealing with The Woman Warrior (LJ 9/15/76), China Men (LJ 6/15/80), and Tripmaster Monkey (LJ 4/1/89), seems like a great idea. However, without faulting either Kingston or the interviewers, this collection has more than a few flaws. Since Kingston cannot change her girlhood or the influences on her writing, and the interviewers cannot avoid asking about them, the same points get repeated endlessly; and Kingston's responses to her critics are not balanced by the inclusion of the criticism itself. Although Kingston proves articulate, generous, and patient in sharing her thoughts on a variety of subjects (e.g., the writing experience, peace, and being Asian), influences (e.g., William Carlos Williams, Virginia Woolf, and Walt Whitman), and her life, the excellent 20-page introduction summing up the interviews and the five-page chronology putting everything neatly in place seem quite sufficient. Recommended only for large public libraries. Kitty Chen Dean, Nassau Coll., Garden City, NY
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