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Not Your China Doll (inbunden, eng)
''A deeply researched, hugely empathic biography.'' HELEN O''HARA
''Sure to enthral anyone fascinated by audacious, before-t...
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''A deeply researched, hugely empathic biography.'' HELEN O''HARA
''Sure to enthral anyone fascinated by audacious, before-their-time women.'' KAREN ABBOTT
''This superbly detailed book does Wong''s story proper justice.'' BOB STANLEY
''A must read, for anyone who loves pop culture or cares about representation in Hollywood.'' PHIL YU
Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles in the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood, this debut book celebrates Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star, to bring an unsung heroine to light and reclaim her place in cinema history.
In her time, Anna May was a legendary beauty, witty conversationalist, and fashion iconPlucked from her family’s laundry business in Los Angeles, she rose to stardom in Douglas Fairbanks’s blockbuster The Thief of Bagdad. Fans and the press clamored to see more of this unlikely actress, but when Hollywood repeatedly cast her in stereotypical roles, she headed abroad in protest.
Anna May starred in acclaimed films in Berlin, Paris, and London; she dazzled royalty and heads of state across several nations, leaving trails of suitors in her wakeShe returned to challenge Hollywood at its own game by speaking out about the industry’s blatant racism. She used her new stature to move away from her typecasting as the China doll or dragon lady, and worked to reshape Asian American representation in film.
Along with unprecedented access to Anna May’s personal effects courtesy of the Wong family, in Not Your China Doll, Katie Gee Salisbury also draws on her own experiences as an Asian American woman to showcase the vibrant, radical life of a groundbreaking artist.
| Format | Inbunden |
| Språk | Engelska |
| Utgivningsdatum | 2024-04-04 |
| ISBN | 9780571388677 |
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Böcker
- Format Inbunden
- Antal sidor 480
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Faber & Faber
- Utgivningsdatum 2024-04-04
- ISBN 9780571388677
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