{"id":7557,"date":"1997-03-02T19:27:36","date_gmt":"1997-03-02T23:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=7557"},"modified":"2015-08-17T10:34:16","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T14:34:16","slug":"tripmaster-monkey-his-fake-book-by-maxine-hong-kingston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/tripmaster-monkey-his-fake-book-by-maxine-hong-kingston\/","title":{"rendered":"Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book by Maxine Hong Kingston [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tripmaster<\/a>Kingston\u2019s first novel about the often comic mishaps and adventures of Wittman Ah Sing, who is one year out of Berkeley, a slacker before his time. Set in the 1960s, Wittman\u2019s dream is to write and stage a spectacular version of several interwoven Chinese novels and fairy tales, faithful versions of ancient Chinese literary and oral traditions.<\/p>\n

The Maxine Hong Kingston\/Frank Chin debate has been raging for decades. Chin, also a writer, has heavily criticized Kingston for what he calls “corrupting” ancient Chinese myths and legends, such as in her version of “Fa Mu Lan” in The Woman Warrior<\/a><\/em>. Two distinct camps \u2013\u00a0the “fake” and the “real,” as Chin calls them \u2013\u00a0have emerged from this debate which shows little sign of ever abating.\u00a0Although Kingston has repeatedly said otherwise, the hero Wittman Ah Sing is believed to be a little-disguised version of Frank Chin. In Chin\u2019s latest novel, Gunga Din Highway<\/em>, one of the major characters is said to be a thinly-veiled caricature of Kingston.<\/p>\n

By the way, for those expecting more of the Warrior<\/em> or China Men<\/a><\/em>genre, be warned: This is a very different kind of work. The subtitle His Fake Book<\/em> should be an obvious tip that even as a novel, this book will not be a predictable piece of literature.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “Asian American Titles,” What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature<\/em>, Gale Research, 1997<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 1989<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"TripmasterKingston\u2019s first novel about the often comic mishaps and adventures of Wittman Ah Sing, who is one year out of Berkeley, a slacker before his time. Set in the 1960s, Wittman\u2019s dream is to write and stage a spectacular version of several interwoven Chinese novels and fairy tales, faithful versions of ancient Chinese literary and oral traditions.<\/p>\n

The Maxine Hong Kingston\/Frank Chin debate has been raging for decades. Chin, also a writer, has heavily criticized Kingston for what he calls “corrupting” ancient Chinese myths and legends, such as in her version of “Fa Mu Lan” in The Woman Warrior<\/a><\/em>. Two distinct camps \u2013 the “fake” and the “real,” as Chin calls them \u2013 have emerged from this debate which shows little sign of ever abating. Although Kingston has repeatedly said otherwise, the hero Wittman Ah Sing is believed to be a little-disguised version of Frank Chin. In Chin\u2019s latest novel, Gunga Din Highway<\/em>, one of the major characters is said to be a thinly-veiled caricature of Kingston.<\/p>\n

By the way, for those expecting more of the Warrior<\/em> or China Men<\/a><\/em> <\/em>genre, be warned: This is a very different kind of work. The subtitle His Fake Book<\/em> should be an obvious tip that even as a novel, this book will not be a predictable piece of literature.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “Asian American Titles,” What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature<\/em>, Gale Research, 1997<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n

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