Huang, Yunte.

Charlie Chan : the untold story of the honorable detective and his rendezvous with American history / Yunte Huang. - 1st ed. - New York : W. W. Norton, c2010. - xx, 354 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-336) and index.

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.

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.

9780393069624

2010016653

GBB078228 bnb

015588988 Uk


Apana, Chang, 1871-1933.
Chan, Charlie (Fictitious character)


Detectives--Hawaii--Biography.

HV7571.H3 / H83 2010

363.25092 B

92 / H-88