Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and

Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History

Winner of the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical Book and Shortlisted for the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography: "An ingenious and absorbing bookâ€¦It will permanently change the way we tell this troubled yet gripping story." â€•Jonathan Spence
Hailed as â€œirrepressibly spirited and entertainingâ€ (Pico Iyer, Time) and â€œa fascinating cultural surveyâ€ (Paul Devlin, Daily Beast), this provocative first biography of Charlie Chan presents American history in a way that it has never been told before. Yunte Huang ingeniously traces Charlie Chan from his real beginnings as a bullwhip-wielding detective in territorial Hawaii to his reinvention as a literary sleuth and Hollywood film icon. Huang finally resurrects the â€œhonorable detectiveâ€ from the graveyard of detested postmodern symbols and reclaims him as the embodiment of Americaâ€™s rich cultural diversity. The result is one of the most critically acclaimed books of the year and a â€œdeeply personal . . . voyage into racial stereotyping and the humanizing force of story tellingâ€ (Donna Seaman, Los Angeles Times). 35 black-and-white illustrations
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0393340392_used
ReleaseDate 2011-08-15
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780393340396

Country	USA
Brand	W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer	W. W. Norton & Company
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0393340392_used
ReleaseDate	2011-08-15
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780393340396

Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History

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