Chiang Yee : the silent traveller from the East : a cultural biography /

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Author / Creator:	Zheng, Da, 1953- author.
Imprint:	Piscataway : Rutgers University Press, 2010.
Description:	1 online resource (xxvii, 314 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Chiang, Yee, -- 1903-1977. Chiang, Yee, -- 1903-1977 Chinese American authors -- Biography. Chinese American artists -- Biography. Chinese -- United States -- Biography. Chinese -- England -- Biography. Asian diaspora. Chinese in literature. Exiles' writings, English -- History and criticism. Travelers' writings, English -- History and criticism. Asian diaspora. Chinese. Chinese American artists. Chinese American authors. Chinese in literature. Exiles' writings, English. Literature. Travelers' writings, English. China -- In literature. China. England. United States. Biographies. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11146105

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ISBN:	9780813549279 0813549272 9780813546933 0813546931
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	This is the true story of Chiang Yee, a renowned writer, artist, and worldwide traveler, best known for the Silent Traveller series̮stories of England, the United States, Ireland, France, Japan, and Australia̮all written in his humorous, delightfully refreshing, and enlightening literary style. This biography is more than a recounting of extraordinary accomplishments. Da Zheng uncovers Yee's encounters with racial exclusion and immigration laws, displacement, exile, and the pain and losses he endured hidden behind a popular public image.
Other form:	Print version: Zheng, Da, 1953- Chiang Yee. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2010 9780813546933

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