An edition of Charlie Chan (2010)

Charlie Chan

the untold story of the honorable detective and his rendezvous with American history

By Yunte Huang

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Publish Date

2010

Publisher

W.W. Norton

Language

eng

Pages

354

Description:

A biography of cinematic hero Charlie Chan, based on the real-life Chinese immigrant detective, Chang Apana, whose bravado inspired mystery writer Earl Derr Biggers to depict his fictional sleuth as a wisecracking and wise investigator rather than a stereotype.

subjects: Detectives, 19th century, Charlie Chan (Fictitious character), Chinatown (Honolulu, Hawaii), Biography, History, Detectives, biography, Hawaii, biography, Detective and mystery films, history and criticism, Detective and mystery stories, history and criticism, New York Times reviewed