Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book
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Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book is a postmodern novel by Maxine Hong Kingston that follows a young Chinese American writer in 1960s San Francisco as he grapples with identity, art, and cultural heritage.
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| instanceOf |
novel
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postmodern novel → |
| author |
Maxine Hong Kingston
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| genre |
Chinese American literature
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bildungsroman → postmodern literature → |
| hasISBN |
9780679727897
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| hasLiteraryForm |
prose
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| hasPageCountApprox |
400
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| incorporates |
Chinese folklore
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classical Chinese literature references → |
| isNotableFor |
blend of myth, theater, and narrative prose
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depiction of 1960s Bay Area counterculture from a Chinese American perspective → |
| language |
English
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| literaryMovement |
postmodernism
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| mainCharacterEthnicity |
Chinese American
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| mainThemes |
Asian American identity
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art and creativity → counterculture → cultural heritage → racism and stereotyping → |
| narrativeStyle |
experimental
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intertextual → |
| originalPublicationYear |
1989
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| protagonist |
Wittman Ah Sing
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| publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
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| settingCountry |
United States
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| settingPlace |
San Francisco
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| settingTimePeriod |
1960s
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| titleAlludesTo |
fake book (musicians' songbook)
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Maxine Hong Kingston
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Maxine Ting Ting Hong → |
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