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Maxine Hong Kingston

Vereinigte Staaten · Akademiker · Geboren 1940 · Alter 85

Maxine Hong Kingston wird in 20 Sprachen etwa 78 Mal am Tag gelesen.

Ein typischer Tag, 30 Tage bis 15. Juni 2026

Der mittlere Tag der gezählten Tage, damit eine Nachrichtenwoche ihn nicht verschieben kann. Die Linie darunter zeigt die letzten 60 Tage, ein Punkt pro Tag.

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Maxine Hong Kingston (chinesisch: 湯婷婷, Tāng Tíng Tíng; * 27. Oktober 1940 in Stockton, Kalifornien) ist eine chinesisch-amerikanische Schriftstellerin und emeritierte Professorin (Literaturwissenschaftlerin) der University of California, Berkeley.

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Stationen eines Lebens

2016“Remember when the narrator is bullying the other girl? She says to her, “Just say ‘ow.’ Just say anything, just make a sound.” I guess that’s the first step: make a sound.”Eigene Worte22. Dezember 2016On a writer finding their voice

“I think that individual voices are not as strong as a community of voices. If we can make a community of voices, then we can speak more truth.”Eigene Worte22. Dezember 2016On the strength of a community

2013National Medal of ArtsAuszeichnung2011“Joy and life exist nowhere but the present.”Eigene WorteI Love a Broad Margin To My Life (2011), p.113, Random House

2008Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American LettersAuszeichnung2007“I feel that it's part of my work as an artist, a creator, a human being, is to integrate and to be more inclusive and to define American as large and not as exclusive. (2007)”Eigene Worte

2006Asian American Literary AwardsAuszeichnung2003“If a woman is going to write a Book of Peace, it is given her to know devastation. ("Fire" opening line)”Eigene WorteThe Fifth Book of Peace (2003)

“The images of peace are ephemeral. The language of peace is subtle.”Eigene WorteThe Fifth Book of Peace (2003)

1998Dos Passos PrizeAuszeichnung1997National Humanities MedalAuszeichnung1982Guggenheim FellowshipAuszeichnung1981National Book AwardAuszeichnung1978Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardsAuszeichnung1976National Book Critics Circle Award in NonfictionAuszeichnung1940Geboren27. Oktober 1940

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In ihren eigenen Worten 10

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Maxine Hong Kingston
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10 Aussagen, neueste zuerst
  1. When I was writing The Woman Warrior, I felt that I was writing something completely different; that nothing like it had ever been written.

    22. Dez. 2016, On how she initially didn’t want to publish The Woman Warrior, Eigene Worte

  2. Remember when the narrator is bullying the other girl? She says to her, “Just say ‘ow.’ Just say anything, just make a sound.” I guess that’s the first step: make a sound.

    22. Dez. 2016, On a writer finding their voice, Eigene Worte

  3. Writing is an act of nonviolence, but it’s very active, very aggressive, but you’re not setting off bombs or guns. Just using the pen.

    22. Dez. 2016, On how writing is both nonviolent and aggressive, Eigene Worte

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Auszeichnungen

National Medal of Arts2013
Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters2008
Asian American Literary Awards2006
Dos Passos Prize1998
National Humanities Medal1997
Guggenheim Fellowship1982
National Book Award1981
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards1978
National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction1976
Honorary Doctor of Brandeis University

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Geboren 1940 · Alter 85

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