1. What
inspired you to write this book?
Teaching Asian American
Literature for a couple of decades in and outside of United States, I am
inspired by my students' enthusiasm, their expectation and earnest request for
me to tell my stories, share my knowledge about China, its culture and tradition,
the Cultural Revolution etc. See the opening of Introduction in the book.
2.
What exactly is it about and who is it written for?
College students and professors
in English Humanities.
3. What
do you hope readers will get out of reading your book?
Know how to educate yourself
under hard circumstances.
4. How
did you decide on your book’s title and cover design?
The title takes after the book
The Education of Henry Adams, and the cover is an old photo of myself and my
relative, she is dressed in white Western style, and I in classical Chinese,
wearing a pair of pearl hairpins, rare at the time
5. What
advice or words of wisdom do you have for fellow writers – other than
run!?
Believe in what you do, pursue
what is True.
6. What
trends in the book world do you see -- and where do you think the book
publishing industry is heading?
Socialist China, the Cultural
Revolution, the meaning of education, youth revolt and self-education
7. Were
there experiences in your personal life or career that came in handy when
writing this book?
Yes, very much so, I wrote this
book to be used as a textbook in English classes, as I had been teaching, not
only in Asian American Literature, but mostly in Critical and Analytical
Writing . The book includes a Reading Guide for critical thinking.
8. How
would you describe your writing style? Which writers or books is your writing
similar to?
Ironic. Maxine Hong Kingston,
Scott Fitsgerald, Kurt Vonnegut.Jr.
9. What
challenges did you overcome in the writing of this book?
The Hamlet Complex, to
expose my mother's adultery. To recall the horrid past.
10. If
people can buy or read one book this week or month, why should it be yours?
It tells the truth of the Cultural Revolution, with a viewpoint that is independent, neither left nor right, amidst the politics of today's world, and how to survive sane and sound. A must read for Liberal Art college students.
About The Author: Jennie Wang is an educator, independent
thinker, Professor of American Literature and a critic. Versed in literatures
both East and West, classical and modern, she is the author of several books
and numerous academic articles, including two monographs and two transnational
memoirs—“The Education of Jennie Wang” (2015) and "License Plate Number
One" (2018). After a decade of teaching abroad, she has brought back her
transnational heritage to share. A volume of poems, a film script, a trilogy of
memoir of immigrant experience, and a collection of critical essays are on her
publishing agenda. Film makers and producers are welcome to contact her via
email: bilingualacademypress@gmail.com. For more
info, please see: www.bilingualacademypress.com
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