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Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
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Vorankündigung |
Veröffentlichung: |
ANGEKÜNDIGT (August 2024)
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Genre: |
Architektur, Archäologie, Kunst |
ISBN: |
9781324095132 |
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9781324095132 |
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Liveright Publishing Corporation |
Einband: |
Kartoniert |
Sprache: |
English
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Dimensionen: |
H 211 mm / B 140 mm / D |
Seiten: |
400 |
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Inhalt: |
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.
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