Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
Yunte Huang
Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
Yunte Huang
Descripción
Born into the steam and starch of a Chinese laundry, Anna May Wong (1905-1961) emerged from turn-of-the-century Los Angeles to become Old Hollywood's most famous Chinese American actress, a screen siren who captivated global audiences and signed her publicity photos--with a touch of defiance--"Orientally yours." Now, more than a century after her birth, Yunte Huang narrates Wong's tragic life story, retracing her journey from Chinatown to silent-era Hollywood, and from Weimar Berlin to decadent, prewar Shanghai, and capturing American television in its infancy. As Huang shows, Wong's rendezvous with history features a remarkable parade of characters, including a smitten Walter Benjamin and (an equally smitten) Marlene Dietrich. Challenging the parodically racist perceptions of Wong as a "Dragon Lady," "Madame Butterfly," or "China Doll," Huang's biography becomes a truly resonant work of history that reflects the raging anti-Chinese xenophobia, unabashed sexism, and ageism toward women that defined both Hollywood and America in Wong's all-too-brief fifty-six years on earth.
Detalles
Formato | Tapa dura |
Número de Páginas | 400 |
Lenguaje | Inglés |
Editorial | Liveright Publishing Corporation |
Fecha de Publicación | 2023-08-22 |
Dimensiones | 9.55" x 6.42" x 1.28" pulgadas |
Letra Grande | No |
Con Ilustraciones | Si |
Temas | Asiático - General |
Acerca del Autor
Huang, Yunte
Yunte Huang, a Guggenheim Fellow, has taught at Harvard and the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he is a Distinguished Professor of English. The author of the Edgar Award-winning biography Charlie Chan and Inseparable, both NBCC finalists, Huang speaks frequently about American popular culture.Garantía & Otros
Garantía: | 30 dias por defectos de fabrica |
Peso: | 0.735 kg |
SKU: | 9781631495809 |
Publicado en Unimart.com: | 06/11/23 |
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