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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 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 towards women that defined both Hollywood and America in Wong's all-too-brief fifty-six years on earth.
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 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 towards women that defined both Hollywood and America in Wong's all-too-brief fifty-six years on earth.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Kunst |
| Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
| Thema: | Theater & Film |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Seiten: | 400 |
| Inhalt: | Gebunden |
| ISBN-13: | 9781631495809 |
| ISBN-10: | 1631495801 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Huang, Yunte |
| Hersteller: | Liveright Publishing Corporation |
| Maße: | 240 x 165 x 34 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Yunte Huang |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 22.08.2023 |
| Gewicht: | 0,74 kg |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Kunst |
| Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
| Thema: | Theater & Film |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Seiten: | 400 |
| Inhalt: | Gebunden |
| ISBN-13: | 9781631495809 |
| ISBN-10: | 1631495801 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Huang, Yunte |
| Hersteller: | Liveright Publishing Corporation |
| Maße: | 240 x 165 x 34 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Yunte Huang |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 22.08.2023 |
| Gewicht: | 0,74 kg |
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