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Not your China doll : the wild and shimmering life of Anna May Wong

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"-- Provided by publisher.

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.

Item details

ISBN: 9780593183991
ISBN: 0593183983
ISBN: 9780593183984
Physical Description: xvii, 458 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Publisher: [New York, New York] : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2024]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Place of publication from publisher's website.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.