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Celeste Ng And Maxine Hong Kingston Answer Your Questions About "The Woman Warrior"
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Celeste Ng, author of “Little Fires Everywhere,” and Maxine Hong Kingston, author of "The Woman Warrior," join Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about our August pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This. Ng selected “The Woman Warrior,” which was published by Kingston in 1976. Plus, Jeff announces the September book choice.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Anyone interested in the emergence of Asian-Pacific Islander lit in the United States would enjoy this paired - writer interview.