Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History

Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9780393340396
ISBN-13 : 0393340392
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Book Synopsis Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History by : Yunte Huang

Download or read book Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History written by Yunte Huang and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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