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Charlie Chan : the untold story of the honorable detective and his rendezvous with American history
- Title
- Charlie Chan : the untold story of the honorable detective and his rendezvous with American history / Yunte Huang.
- Author
- Huang, Yunte.
- Publication
- New York : W. W. Norton, c2010.
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Details
- Description
- xx, 354 p. : ill., map; 25 cm.
- Summary
- A biography of cinematic hero Charlie Chan, based on the real-life Chinese immigrant detective, Chang Apana, whose bravado inspired mystery writer Earl Derr Biggers to depict his fictional sleuth as a wisecracking and wise investigator rather than a stereotype.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-336) and index.
- Contents
- The "real" Charlie Chan. Sandalwood Mountains ; Canton ; Paniolo, the Hawaiian cowboy ; The Wilders of Waikiki ; "Book 'em, Danno!" ; Chinatown ; The See Yup man ; Desperadoes ; Double murder -- Charlie Chan's pop. The other Canton ; Lampoon ; The raconteur ; The house without a key -- Charlie Chan, the Chinaman. The heathen Chinee ; Fu Manchu ; Charlie Chan, the Chinaman ; Kaimuki ; Pasadena ; A meeting of East and West -- Charlie Chan at the movies. Hollywood's Chinoiserie ; Yellowface ; Between the real and the reel ; Rape in paradise ; The Black Camel ; Racial parables -- Charlie Chan carries on. Charlie Chan in China ; Charlie Chan soldiers on ; The Fu Manchurian candidate ; Will the real Charlie Chan please stand up? -- Appendix I. A list of Charlie Chanisms -- Appendix II. A list of Charlie Chan films.
- Call Number
- JFE 10-5425
- ISBN
- 9780393069624
- 0393069621
- LCCN
- 2010016653
- OCLC
- 449865408
- Author
- Huang, Yunte.
- Title
- Charlie Chan : the untold story of the honorable detective and his rendezvous with American history / Yunte Huang.
- Imprint
- New York : W. W. Norton, c2010.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-336) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 10-5425