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"An ingenious and absorbing book, that provides a convincing new mode for examining the Chinese experience through both Chinese and Western eyes. It will permanently change the way we tell this troubled yet gripping story."—Jonathan Spence, author of The Search for Modern China and Return... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Charlie Chan: “the honorable detective”
- Derr Biggers: a Harvard graduate turned celebrity mystery sleuth, to write six best-selling Charlie Chan novels
- Chang Apana: a bullwhip-wielding, five-foot Chinese-American detective whose raids on opium dens and gambling parlors transformed him into a Hawaiian legend
- Warner Oland: Add a description of this character.
- Rohmer
- Wong
- Darrow
- Hayakawa
- Parker
- Fox
- Kamehameha
- Massie Case
- Earl Biggers
- Annie
- Harte
- Jardine
- Mark Twain
- John Chinaman
- Poirot
- Stirling
- Judd
- John Quincy
- Sidney Toler
- Shaw
- Van Dine
- Chillingworth
- Rodrigues
- Dillingham
- Chinee
- Joseph Kahahawai
- Helen
- Brenchley
- Wilder
- Thomas Massie
- Warren
- Grauman
- T. S. Eliot
- Jakie
- Isabelle
- Doyle
- Stannard
- Lim
Setting & Locations edit
- Hawaiian
- Honolulu Star-bulletin
- Chinatown
- America
- United States
- Hollywood
- Canton
- Southern California
- Manchu
- Shanghai
- Pacific
- San Francisco
- Ohio
- Waikiki
- Pasadena
- Hong Kong
- New York
- Europe
- Egypt
- Massachusetts
- Buffalo
- Japan
- Thalia
- Oahu
- Born
- Jack London
- Asia
- Los Angeles
- Boston
- Republic Of Hawaii
- Akron
- Kaimuki
- Maryland
- Manoa Valley
- Beijing
- Harvard
- White House
- China Syndrome
- Tuscaloosa
Authors & Contributors edit
- Yunte Huang (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: August 30, 2010
ISBN: 978-0393069624
Page Count: 354
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: August 30, 2010
ISBN: 978-0393069624
Page Count: 354
Awards edit
- Agatha Award (Finalist, 2010: Best Non-fiction)
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 2010: Biography)
- Macavity Awards (2011: Best Mystery-Related Nonfiction)
- Edgar Award (April 2011: Best Critical/Biographical)
- California Book Award (2010: Nonfiction, Gold)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 790
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