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Creative Writing Reading Series with Maxine Hong Kingston
Come listen to Maxine Hong Kingston, American Professor Emeritus, current professor at UCBerekely. She will share her journey as a writer.
Date & Time:
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Location:
Saint Mary’s College of California
LeFevre Theatre, 1928 Saint Mary’s Road, Moraga, CA 94575
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Description:
Maxine Hong Kingston is an American Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley where she graduated with a BA in English in 1962. She is both a prolific academic and autobiographical writer. Her works often reflect on her cultural heritage and blend fiction with non-fiction. Among her works are The Woman Warrior (1976), awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, and China Men (1980), which was awarded the 1981 National Book Award. She has written one novel, Tripmaster Monkey, a story depicting a character based on the mythical Chinese character Sun Wu Kong. Her most recent books are To Be The Poet and The Fifth Book of Peace.
She was awarded the 1997 National Humanities Medal by President Bill Clinton. In April, 2007, Hong Kingston was awarded the Northern California Book Award Special Award in Publishing for her most recent anthology, Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace (2006). She lives in Oakland, CA.
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Contact
925.631.8556
writers@stmarys-ca.edu
