Quote by: Maxine Hong Kingston

There can't be a pure myth, especially when the myth has been handed down in the oral tradition. As the stories are told, they change. If the stories don't change they just die.


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Author Bio


  • NameMaxine Hong Kingston
  • DescriptionChinese American author
  • BornOctober 27, 1940
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionProfessor; Writer; Novelist
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; National Book Award; National Humanities Medal