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La guerrera
272 pages, Paperback
Published February 19, 2025
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About the author
Maxine Hong Kingston
59 books658 followersBest known works, including
The Woman Warrior
(1976) and
China Men
(1980), of American writer Maxine Hong Kingston combine elements of fiction and memoir.
She was born as Maxine Ting Ting Hong to a laundry house owner in Stockton, California. She was the third of eight children, and the first among them born in the United States. Her mother trained as a midwife at the To Keung School of Midwifery in Canton. Her father had been brought up a scholar and taught in his village of Sun Woi, near Canton. Tom left China for America in 1924 and took a job in a laundry.
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 of the United States Bill Clinton. Kingston was a member of the committee to choose the design for the California commemorative quarter. She was arrested in March 2003 in Washington, D.C., for crossing a police line during a protest against the war in Iraq. In April, 2007, Hong Kingston was awarded the Northern California Book Award Special Award in Publishing for her most recent novel Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace (2006), edited by Maxine Hong Kingston.
She married actor Earl Kingston in 1962; they have had one child, Joseph Lawrence Chung Mei, born in 1964. They now live in Oakland.
Kingston was honored as a 175th Speaker Series writer at Emma Willard School in September 2005.
She was born as Maxine Ting Ting Hong to a laundry house owner in Stockton, California. She was the third of eight children, and the first among them born in the United States. Her mother trained as a midwife at the To Keung School of Midwifery in Canton. Her father had been brought up a scholar and taught in his village of Sun Woi, near Canton. Tom left China for America in 1924 and took a job in a laundry.
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 of the United States Bill Clinton. Kingston was a member of the committee to choose the design for the California commemorative quarter. She was arrested in March 2003 in Washington, D.C., for crossing a police line during a protest against the war in Iraq. In April, 2007, Hong Kingston was awarded the Northern California Book Award Special Award in Publishing for her most recent novel Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace (2006), edited by Maxine Hong Kingston.
She married actor Earl Kingston in 1962; they have had one child, Joseph Lawrence Chung Mei, born in 1964. They now live in Oakland.
Kingston was honored as a 175th Speaker Series writer at Emma Willard School in September 2005.
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April 2, 2025
Tengo sentimientos encontrados con esta lectura.
Me encontré con este libro en una librería, sin ir buscándolo ni saber nada de él, y me llamó la atención por su sinopsis así que le di una oportunidad. La primera mitad me encantó: una narrativa que intercalaba trozos de realidad e incluso autobiográficos con mitología y folklore chino, narrando a través de metáforas e historias populares los sentimientos y la historia de la protagonista.
Pero la segunda mitad, más de pies en la tierra y mucho más "autobiográfico" se me quedó corto después de la intensidad de la primera parte.
Aún así siento que cualquier persona que haya tenido que emigrar, y en especial personas que hayan emigrado de China, van a poder disfrutar de este libro de una manera especial.
Me encontré con este libro en una librería, sin ir buscándolo ni saber nada de él, y me llamó la atención por su sinopsis así que le di una oportunidad. La primera mitad me encantó: una narrativa que intercalaba trozos de realidad e incluso autobiográficos con mitología y folklore chino, narrando a través de metáforas e historias populares los sentimientos y la historia de la protagonista.
Pero la segunda mitad, más de pies en la tierra y mucho más "autobiográfico" se me quedó corto después de la intensidad de la primera parte.
Aún así siento que cualquier persona que haya tenido que emigrar, y en especial personas que hayan emigrado de China, van a poder disfrutar de este libro de una manera especial.
April 9, 2025
Hacía tiempo que no leía un libro y deseaba que se acabara. La guerrera es una obra que mezcla tanta fantasía que es prácticamente imposible seguir la historia. Cuando describe el realismo, es tan plano que desconectas fácilmente.
Tenía altas expectativas de La Guerrera y ha sido una auténtica decepción.
Tenía altas expectativas de La Guerrera y ha sido una auténtica decepción.
December 15, 2025
Algo raro me pasó con este libro:
La primera parte está increíble. Una historia de mitología china donde una guerrera al estilo Mulán lucha por su pueblo. La historia se empieza a entrelazar con pasajes de la realidad, como si la guerrera de la mitología fuera la madre de la protagonista. Pero la segunda mitad estuvo rarísimo, ya no entendía nada, incluso sentía que las frases dejaron de tener sentido.
La primera parte está increíble. Una historia de mitología china donde una guerrera al estilo Mulán lucha por su pueblo. La historia se empieza a entrelazar con pasajes de la realidad, como si la guerrera de la mitología fuera la madre de la protagonista. Pero la segunda mitad estuvo rarísimo, ya no entendía nada, incluso sentía que las frases dejaron de tener sentido.
December 14, 2025
Una épica fantástica que proyecta historias de mujeres, crueles historias, como crueles han sido las vidas de muchas mujeres especialmente en la china pre y pos revolucionaria. Compleja y a veces irritante, pero por ello mismo un acierto narrativo. Cuando un libro puede irritarte es que ha tocado tus fibras y de él no te vas indemne.
April 4, 2025
Ha sido muy complicado leerlo, demasiado folklore para mí. No es que sea malo, sino que no es realmente mi fuerte.
August 7, 2025
Demasiado, a veces me perdía en la historia y no entendía nada. Cuenta hechos interesantes, pero para mi gusto con una prosa excesivamente compleja.
April 11, 2025
El argumento está bueno, pero tiene un desarrollo tan desigual y algunas partes tan tediosas que me frustra a partir de la mitad. No he podido acabarlo pese a mi buena voluntad.
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