Maxine Hong Kingston (who rarely gives public readings) is giving a reading today, Jan. 27, 7:00 pm at Stanford Humanities Center, Levinthal Hall (The Center is 424 Santa Teresa St., on the Stanford campus)Maxine Hong Kingston (Chinese: 湯婷婷; born October 27, 1940) is a Chinese American author and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated with a BA in English in 1962. Kingston has written three novels and several works of non-fiction about the experiences of Chinese immigrants living in the United States. She has contributed to the feminist movement with such works as her novel The Woman Warrior, which discusses gender and ethnicity and how these concepts affect the lives of women. Kingston has received several awards for her contributions to Chinese American Literature including the National Book Award in 1981 for her novel China Men.
The reading is FREE and open to the public. Arrive early if you want to make sure and get a seat!
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I wish I could go. However, the distance makes for difficult travel with the wee one. If you're up for last minute adventures, Go--
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