The Fifth Book of Peace
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The Fifth Book of Peace is a reflective, genre-blending work by Maxine Hong Kingston that intertwines memoir, fiction, and meditation on war, loss, and the pursuit of peace.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | Maxine Hong Kingston ⓘ |
| basedOn | Maxine Hong Kingston's life ⓘ |
| contains |
Buddhist-inspired reflections on peace
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antiwar writing workshop scenes ⓘ stories of veterans ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describesEvent | 1991 Oakland-Berkeley firestorm ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical fiction
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essay ⓘ fiction ⓘ memoir ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ peace literature ⓘ war literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
La Terre
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surface form:
Earth
Fire ⓘ Paper ⓘ Water ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Asian American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
experimental
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genre-blending ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrator | Maxine Hong Kingston ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interweaving memoir and fiction
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meditation on war and peace ⓘ reflection on loss of a manuscript in a fire ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
China Men
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The Woman Warrior ⓘ |
| setting |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Hawaii ⓘ Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| structure | four-part structure ⓘ |
| theme |
Buddhism
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Vietnam War ⓘ loss ⓘ pacifism ⓘ peace ⓘ trauma ⓘ war ⓘ writing as healing ⓘ |
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