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Not your China doll : the wild and shimmering life of Anna May Wong
Published [2024] by Dutton, [New York]
ISBN 9780593183984
Bib Id 1256027
Description 480 p.
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cam a22 8i 4500
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2023-036287
ISBN
9780593183984 (hardcover) $32.00
0593183983
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B Wong S
Title
Not your China doll : the wild and shimmering life of Anna May Wong
Publication Information
[2024] by Dutton, [New York] :
Description
480 p.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
It all started with a dream -- Frosted yellow willows -- Happiness must be earned -- Year of the flapper -- The girl who can't help being Chinese -- Curious beasts -- The prodigal daughter returns -- Nobody's China doll -- Eating bitterness -- Forbidden blossom -- China through the looking glass -- Trying not to try -- These foolish things -- Hearts that know no other land -- The woman who died a thousand deaths.
Summary
"Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during 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"--
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