The Woman Warrior
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- distributed by Random House, 1976
The first edition of The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston was published in New York by distributed by Random House in 1976. We track 2 editions.
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- People's Republic of China, Los Angeles
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- Editions recorded
- 17 on Open Library, 14 in English
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- Articles in 4 languages
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Who published the first edition of The Woman Warrior?
The first edition of The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston was published in New York by distributed by Random House in 1976.
How many editions of The Woman Warrior are there?
We track 2 editions of The Woman Warrior, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.