Daughter of the Dragon : Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History Hardback
by Yunte (University of California, Santa Barbara) Huang
Hardback
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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 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 towards women that defined both Hollywood and America in Wong’s all-too-brief fifty-six years on earth.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:400 pages, 40 black-and-white images
- Publisher:WW Norton & Co
- Publication Date:29/09/2023
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- ISBN:9781631495809
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:400 pages, 40 black-and-white images
- Publisher:WW Norton & Co
- Publication Date:29/09/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781631495809
