I Love a Broad Margin to My Life
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I Love a Broad Margin to My Life is a reflective memoir-in-verse by Maxine Hong Kingston that blends poetry and prose to explore aging, memory, identity, and the act of writing.
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| instanceOf |
autobiographical work
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book → memoir → memoir-in-verse → |
| aboutAuthorLifeStage |
late adulthood
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| author |
Maxine Hong Kingston
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| features |
blend of poetry and prose
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meditative tone → nonlinear chronology → self-reflexive commentary on writing → |
| genre |
autobiographical poetry
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literary nonfiction → |
| hasAuthorGender |
female
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| language |
English
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| literaryForm |
poetry
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prose → |
| literaryMovement |
contemporary American literature
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| mainSubject |
Chinese American identity
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aging → family history → identity → immigration → memory → war and peace → writing → |
| narrativePerspective |
first-person
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| portrays |
Chinese American community experiences
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Maxine Hong Kingston’s personal memories → |
| relatedWork |
China Men
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The Woman Warrior → |
| setting |
China
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United States → |
| structure |
fragmented narrative
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free verse → |
| theme |
Buddhist philosophy
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cultural memory → family relationships → interplay of life and art → mortality → pacifism → political activism → storytelling → |
| timePeriodDescribed |
20th century
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21st century → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Maxine Hong Kingston
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notableWork |