Maybe they are tears of helplessness. More By and About This Author. From the anti-wa. . I am coming up with a new rule for living: Only do things that make you happy, and you will create the peaceful world. Unstructured, but good. Her mother trained as a midwife at the To Keung School of Midwifery in Canton. . When this writing was burned in the fire, I lost the desire to write fiction. A: I was surprised to discover how much one small person such as myself can do—and how happy I was. Tell readers what you thought by rating and reviewing this book. This book just took me in. She examines themes of loss and resurrection, peace and turmoil, object and idea. So I spent the next few years expressing my own feelings and thoughts, and writing about real people. Nobody is purely "evil." Kingston's elegant arc from the person to the global constitutes a profound act of humility and compassion." Just not this book. . Kingston has . She is coming home from her father's funeral and finds the hills and her home on fire. by Vintage. ISBN 13: 978-0-307-42857-8. The Fifth Book of Peace opens as Maxine Hong Kingston, driving home from her father's funeral in the early 1990s, discovers that her neighborhood in the Oakland-Berkeley hills is engulfed in flames. Kingston is . Part fiction and part autobiography, revery, prophecy, and how to manual. -Pittsburg Post-Gazette "I loved itI couldn't stop reading it. Marvelous.” –San Francisco Chronicle“Her prose . The beginning when she's talking about the fire was good, but I think she should have just forgotten about that story she lost in it. Lo … Reread this book after years away from it. Now in this visionary and redemptive work, Kingston completes her interrupted labor, weaving fiction and memoir into a luminous meditation on war and peace, devastation and renewal. . [It] captivates . she loses the first hundred or so pages of a book she was writing. I don't think I actually finished this book, but it's still relatively memorable, years later. Thoughtful and passionate.” —Entertainment Weekly“Gripping. It's achingly beautiful and carries such a strong message of peace. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the presidentially conferred National… More about Maxine Hong Kingston, “A trenchant opus about surviving the fires of life. . the rest of the book is about a writing group she begins for veterans of war. This is surely a better book than the one [Kingston] lost.” —Fort Worth Star-Telegram “[An] uncompromising examination of the meanings of peace. The writing has magical elements. . Vintage Contemporaries . . THE FIFTH BOOK OF PEACE Maxine Hong Kingston, Author. . . The Water section I almost skipped entirely. A: The older I get, the fewer tears I have for personal unhappiness. At the end of WW II, German deserters are tried for desertion by fellow POWs inside a prisoner of war camp for Nazis. . . Rate it * You Rated it * 0. Who is The Fifth Book of Peace written for? she loses the first hundred or so pages of a book she was writing. Many years later Maxine Hong Kingston wrote a Fourth Book of Peace, but it too was burned--in the Refresh and try again. I love Woman Warrior but could not get into this book. Using informal language, the site gives a quick impression of who will enjoy the book. Maybe I'll try to finish it someday. A: The book before the fire was fiction, the story of Wittman Ah Sing finding a decent way to live during the war in Viet Nam. Kingston's elegant arc from the person to the global constitutes a profound act of humility and compassion." With Bud Spencer, Franco Nero, Richard Johnson, Larry Aubrey. To bomb a place and a population is a simplistic solution to problems—just obliterate everything quickly and get on with it. I searched all over the world for those three lost Books of Peace, and when I found no trace of them, I set to work writing one for our time. The Fifth Book of Peace is split into four parts, Fire, Paper, Water, and Earth. It means something. Tell us how this principle complicates arguments for war or peace. I'd read other books by this author and saw this one, which starts out with her losing the novel she'd been writing. I gave it a 3 because I like her and the overall concept. . That's a first for me. They melded together in an interesting way. Although all of Kingston's books have had an impact on me, this had the greatest. In short, it is a work that examines the space where oppositions come together to create life. . It was the perfect time in my life to find the book. Among my community of writer veterans, that Hawai’i story came back to me. . I took that as a sign that perhaps I ought not to go on in the tradition of the solitary writer. These are great, the writing is interesting, the stories of the devastating loss of Maxine's home and. . Employing language that is a lush and vibrant lure skimming the still lake of our collective experience as Americans who have attended far too many wars in far too few years, Kingston reels in the big questions . [A] work of love and power–straight from Kingston’s brilliant and passionate heart–and her vision of peace is undeniable. . . Has enviado la siguiente calificación y reseña. Two German deserters, Kriegsmarine Ensign Bruno Grauber (Franco Nero) and Army Corporal Reiner Schultz (Larry Aubrey) are captured by the Canadian Army at the end of World War II. A: At our current peace demonstrations, I see parents and spouses of troops calling for peace. She was born as Maxine Ting Ting Hong to a laundry house owner in Stockton, California. . Kingston is a lotus, a flowering of divine intellect, and a bodhisattva, sticking around, one birth short of nirvana, to ease our suffering.” —Harper’s Magazine“A sharp, aching account. The language of peace is subtle. Maybe it's because I grew up in Oakland, and although I didn't live there when the fire happened, the area is familiar to me, as Stockton, where she had been to her father's funeral. [Kingston] lays down layers of meaning, deftly weaving symbolism and imagery.” —The Miami Herald“An arresting tour de force. You have to see it, too.”–Minneapolis Star-Tribune“A moving testament to Kingston’s determination and compassion, and a document of how one can survive pain, loss and the burden of history.” — San Jose Mercury News “A strange, scarred thing, pieced together from fragments, smelling of smoke and anguish. . --The Baltimore Sun "Powerful. A: A long time ago in China, there were three Books of Peace, all lost, probably in library fires. But trust me when I tell you that the final section title "Earth" makes it all worth it. . Kingston is interested here in the process of telling stories to come to a happy ending.” —Newsday “Immediately striking about The Fifth Book of Peace is the uncanniness with which it nails the anxiety of this nation. is that sane people have variety when they talk-story. . She was the third of eight children, and the first among them born in the United States. OTHER BOOKS. . . There is a reason to read in depth - new information soon becomes comfortable, old information. But, I like my bossy self better for it (within moderation...)And I liked reading about how she sees things differently as she gets older. Vintage Contemporaries ¡Gracias por compartir! Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. . Her writing is so different - fragmented and trippy, but still graceful and powerful. I am so relieved that The Fifth Book of Peace is out of my hands and out of the house, untouched by fire. The Fifth Book of Peace derives from Kingston's own view of war from a noncombatant and rather bistander perspective intertwines the issue of war and human suffering that come from thought and memory -- World War II, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the first Iraq War. It's not a causal read at all. . She doesn’t romanticize, doesn’t ignore the failures of past peace movements, but bravely searches for new possibilities.” –Rocky Mountain News“Beautifully rendered. . To have that book of peace destroyed in a fire, like its ancestors, I thought I must have been on to something cosmic. How has that affected your role in the peace movement? This book has been incredible for me to read. We’d love your help. Maxine Hong Kingston is one of our best writers. What do you mean by that statement? Possibly, she is attempting to encourage thinking and awareness. . She was born as Maxine Ting Ting Hong to a laundry house owner in Stockton, California. Welcome back. What surprised you? I am developing a mental category for lesser books of great writers. This book just took me in. Sep 28, 2004 She refers to aspects of Chinese history - that I leared about recently. The first two sections and the last chronicle Kingston's journey from her house burning down with her unfinished manuscript for a novel entitled the Fifth Book of Peace, and how this loss inspired her to create a writer's workshop for war veterans, specifically of the Vietnam War, to write their own books of peace. She was the third of eight children, and the first among them born in the United States. By the author of the bestselling The Woman Warrior, a magical book: a literature of peace built on the stories of war. November 4th 2004 Her father had been brought up a scholar and taught in his village of Sun Woi, near Canton. The Fifth Book of Peace by Maxine Hong Kingston starting at $0.99. In a year that seems to present new challenges for us at every turn, Julia Alvarez’s latest novel, Afterlife, has arrived at the perfect time. Here she recreates the history of the original 3 books of Peace, the fictional story of the Fourth Book and her experience working for peace as she conducts writing workshops for veterans and incorporates mindfulness meditation, Buddhist traditions and more. The reasons for peace, the definitions of peace, the very idea of peace have to be invented, and invented again”, Julia Alvarez on Finding Our Voices and Connecting with One Another. In this memoir, Kingston describes suffering through a California wildfire that destroyed her home and all of her work on a new book. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. . I have stories to tell about this book, which I'll spare for now. SPOILER ALERT: This is the last paragraph in the book. . Reviews are typically positive. “The difference between mad people and sane people . The Fifth Book of Peace. I wonder why. . I so liked The Woman Warrior and this novel/memoir is one fine book, too. by Maxine Hong Kingston. The Fifth Book of Peace is split into four parts, Fire, Paper, Water, and Earth. . . . . . . Kingston has written a moving, urgent book that discounts facile notions of peace as a passive state.” —Charleston Post & Courier“Satisfying. In this compelling sequel to the book that has changed the lives of millions of people around the world, we are reminded of the greatest gift we can give ourselves: the freedom to be who we really are. Q: How does this book compare to the book you had been writing before the fire? Had to put this one down because it was SO BORING. The Water section I almost skipped entirely. Have your views of war and peace changed after reading Kingston's work? Secrets and truths that lesser writers would take to their graves, [Kingston] delivers with startling openness. By clicking SIGN UP, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House’s, Editor's Picks: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Stories Read By Your Favorite Celebrities, Discover Book Picks from the CEO of Penguin Random House US. I decided to gather a community of writers around me. Wherever we are in this fifth book . . I am calling it read but I only skimmed through a lot of it. . In San Francisco, I saw a soldier in an army jacket shout his thanks to the peace demonstrators, "Thank you for doing this. So far, not bad. The Fifth Book of Peace is a big book, chock full of real, not self, importance." . . all, especially those going through life transitions (aren't we all, though?). The reasons for peace, the definitions of peace, the very idea of peace have to be invented, and invented again” ― Maxine Hong Kingston, The Fifth Book Of Peace Many years later Maxine Hong Kingston wrote a Fourth Book of Peace, but it too was burned--in the catastrophic Berkeley-Oakland Hills fire of 1991, a fire that coincided with the death of her father. [Filled] with bracing honesty. A: Everybody is both friend and enemy. It's a really compelling book that made me think a lot about war and peace and what it means to have peace, especially when you have been at war. . The Fifth Book of Peace By Maxine Hong Kingston A blend of fiction and nonfiction exploring the meaning and value of pacifying the world through creative … I am not the type of person to read the last page first, but I think this is so beautiful I had to share it and I don't think it spoils anything about the rest of the book. . because of the splashy urgency of its writing.”–Los Angeles Times Book Review “Kaleidoscopic . AMAZON ... Kingston remembers the impetus for her lost novel—to rediscover the vanished Chinese texts of the legendary Three Books of Peace—and resolves to do two things to honor it: reconstruct the text, and initiate a series of writing workshops for Vietnam veterans. . I’d been working for two years when the Oakland- Berkeley Hills fire destroyed my book, which I called The Fourth Book of Peace. . por Maxine Hong Kingston. Sign up for news about books, authors, and more from Penguin Random House, Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network. Kingston’s stories and practices–and particularly her characters, both real and imagined–have a refreshing authenticity.” —The Oregonian“Intense, often moving. You really have to be in the mood for a meandereing story. . . The Fifth Agreement takes us to a deeper level of awareness of the power of the Self, and returns us to the authenticity we were born with. Year: 2007. Q: What did you discover about the process of building peace as you wrote this book? . Kingston is currently Senior Lecturer Emerita at the University of California, Berkeley. an exuberant storyteller.” —The New Yorker“Astonishing. . Please try again later. Fifth Book Of Peace by Maxine Hong Kingston available in Hardcover on Powells.com, also read synopsis and reviews. . . From the anti-war protests in Hawaii to Kingston's own conversations with Vietnam veterans, the author takes us inside the hearts and minds of a host of characters, not least of whom is her own Mama, the veteran woman warrior Brave Orchid. . I have been a Kingston fan ever since. I've been reading this book for...3 or 4 years. The world–and not just the world of literature–owes Maxine Hong Kingston a huge debt of gratitude.” — The Washington Post Book World “Gorgeous. Peace in a deeper way than I have ever understood peace. Tell us about that title, and about the books of peace that figure in Chinese mythology. Maxine Hong Kingston is the author of The Woman Warrior, China Men, and The Fifth Book of Peace, among other works. The Fifth Book of Peace opens as Maxine Hong Kingston, driving home from her father's funeral in the early 1990s, discovers that her neighborhood in the Oakland-Berkeley hills is engulfed in flames. Be the first to ask a question about The Fifth Book Of Peace. Surreal, vivid detail.”–Columbus Dispatch“Brilliantly imaginative. okay, this is way too morbid. . . It is moving and much of it is what she says about writing, and going deeper and healing. I love Woman Warrior but could not get into this book. 1 Star - I hated it 2 Stars - I didn't like it 3 Stars - It was OK 4 Stars - I liked it 5 Stars - … . The Fifth Book of Peace has 4 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace . . It is moving and much of it is what she says about writing, and going deeper and healing. I'd read other books by this author and saw this one, which starts out with her losing the novel she'd been writing. I met Maxine at a post-play party and a few days later, while taking shelter from the pouring rain in the SF public library, this book seemed to jump off the shelf. let me just say that i read this book at a point in my life when life really sucked, and by the time i finished it life was a large, generous, calm river teeming with colorful boats, peace, and possibilities. BUY NOW FROM. Please read our short guide how to send a book to Kindle. Interesting combination of fiction and memoir from a Berkeley professor who lost her home in the Berkley/Oakland Hills fire in 1991 as well as the book she was writing at the time - "The Fourth Book of Peace". --The Baltimore Sun "Powerful. The Fifth Book of Peace has 4 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace Same Low Prices, Bigger Selection, More Fun I couldn't finish this book. Share your thoughts Complete your review. The book just took me in, I was supposed to read it. BookPage - The Fifth Book of Peace Bookpage reviews tend to be short, giving an overview of the author's history, the plot of the book, and the critic's first impressions in a few paragraphs. . The lesson embodied in The Fifth Book of Peace could not be more timely.” —Boston Globe “An amazing testament to the existence of peace, even in the midst of war. It starts out with the fire in the Oakland Hills. Tom left China for America in 1924 and took a job in a laundry. A: My garret writing room had burned. Mad people have only one story that they talk over and over.”, “The images of peace are ephemeral. The Fifth Book of Peace has the generosity of spirit and the luminous prose we so urgently need in this time of war after war.” —Leslie Marmon Silko “A passionate plea that draws on U.S. history and Buddhist wisdom to argue for an all-inclusive and peaceful world.”– “The images of peace are ephemeral. . . AND she talks about being "Eldest Siste. From the acclaimed author of The Woman … . It's very complex and moves in and out of space and time and it's something you need the time to just sit and read. Kingston gives readers entr?e into something powerful.” –Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel “Dense, complex, urgent. the middle of the book is her attempt to recreate that story. Q: Two of your brothers were in the Viet Nam war. By the author of the bestselling The Woman Warrior, a magical book: a literature of peace built on the stories of war. Please login to your account first; Need help? A richly various extended meditation on peace. As I stood there at the fire—father gone, house gone, book gone—my values seemed to re-arrange themselves. Maxine Hong Kingston (Chinese: 湯亭亭; born Maxine Ting Ting Hong; October 27, 1940) is a Chinese American author and Professor Emerita at the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated with a BA in English in 1962. . Devastated, she goes to stay with her mother and reminisces as well as philosophies. . Directed by Giuliano Montaldo. . Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published AND she talks about being "Eldest Sister" and what it means in chinese culture. Knopf $26 (401p) ISBN 978-0-679-44075-8. The Fifth Book of Peace has the generosity of spirit and the luminous prose we so urgently need in this time of war after war.” —Leslie Marmon Silko “A passionate plea that draws on U.S. history and Buddhist wisdom to argue for an all-inclusive and peaceful world.”–People Magazine“Moving. The book is about the fire and the process of rewriting the lost book, with the rewritten book included. I could not care for make-believe characters anymore. I wholeheartedly support our troops—that they neither kill nor be killed, that they come safely home. . In Maxine Hong Kingston's brilliant new book, THE FIFTH BOOK OF PEACE, she pulls together her entire life, as well as all the major characters of THE WOMAN WARRIOR, CHINA MEN, and TRIPMASTER MONKEY, in order to achieve an extraordinary feat of reconciliation, a vision as honestly won as the dancing circle at the end of Fellini's "8 1/2." | ISBN 9780307428578 Fine writing and intriguing stories. . Make 3 lists of 5 each for “karma” “yin yang” “aloha” was […] I sent out a call for war veterans to come write with me; we would tell one another our stories. . Many years later Maxine Hong Kingston wrote a Fourth Book of Peace, but it too was burned–in the catastrophic Berkeley-Oakland Hills fire of 1991, a fire that coincided with the death of her father. Relatives of victims of people killed on Sept. 11, 2001 carry the banner, "Our grief is not a cause for war." File: EPUB, 578 KB. As you read the chapter “Water” you are looking for LOTS: what interests you personally and examples of the following words. This is a book about war and peace and loss. Whittman Ah Sing has always been difficult to fathom, yet strangley compelling. But I found this book for $1 on the shelves of a bookstore in the Poconos, bought a few copies, and have dispersed them hence. The Fifth Book of Peace Kingston Maxine Hong. Review published in the New Zealand Herald, November 2003. . . At changes of regimes, the Chinese destroy the former culture. The Fifth Book of Peace by Maxine Hong Kingston About the Book A long time ago in China, there existed three Books of Peace that proved so threatening to the reigning powers that they had them burned. This is an oddly constructed memoir. --Pittsburg Post-Gazette "I loved it-I couldn't stop reading it. She is coming home from her father's funeral and finds the hills and her home on fire. . It takes years of making connections one-to-one to create and evolve a harmonious, peaceful community. . The Fifth Book of Peace opens as Maxine Hong Kingston, driving home from her father's funeral in the early 1990s, discovers that her neighborhood in the Oakland-Berkeley hills is engulfed in flames. I do not want to have to write The Sixth Book of Peace . . Her house burned down, her whole neighborhood burned down. . There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Please read this book. 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