Charlie Chan : the untold story of the honorable detective and his rendezvous with American history /
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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W. W. Norton,
[2010]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | xx, 354 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-336) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780393069624 0393069621 |