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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
by Kingston, Maxine Hong
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394400674
- ISBN 13
- 9780394400679
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Knopf, 1977. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Signed by Author. Book is heavily foxed at rough-cut page ends, some inside front and back covers also. Top page end is colored, front cover embossed with large image, top spine edge has tiny hole (?) two small marks lower front cover; otherwise very clean. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows edge wear, no tears. Inscribed on half title page by author.
Synopsis
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts is a memoir by Maxine Hong Kingston, published by Vintage Books in 1975. Although there are many scholarly debates surrounding the official genre classification of the book, it can best be described as a work of creative non-fiction. Throughout the five chapters of The Woman Warrior, Kingston blends autobiography with old Chinese folktales.
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- Bookseller
- Pistil Books Online
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 155465
- Title
- The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
- Author
- Kingston, Maxine Hong
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394400674
- ISBN 13
- 9780394400679
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Autobiography, Hawaii, Chinese, Folk, Religion, Ghosts, Garbage Ghosts, Wino Ghosts, Policeman Ghosts, Exorcist, San Francisco, Teens, Village,
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Title Page
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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